New Hope was found July 17, 1985 for the expressed purpose of performing premarital counseling. It was discovered early on in this ministry that most couples wanting this service were not ready to be married. Thus we developed our Living Principles from the Living Word teach/counseling ministry which we have been expounding upon for the past for the past ten months.
This title, Aisle Altar Hymn, is a play-on-words.
In wedding planning there are three issues considered by most brides-to-be: The aisle she will be escorted down, the altar where she and the groom-to-be will exchange vows and the hymn to be sung during the wedding ceremony.
After the minister pronounces them to be husband and wife and they walk back up the aisle she still has these primary thoughts, “I’ll alter him.”
Before deeming me disingenuous, he is thinking, “I’ll alter her.”
Love may be blind, but very often it begins to see – after marriage
Even those who are deeply in love and totally committed see each other’s character and/or behavior flaws. As a counselor I call this junk in their trunk. Thus we see a need for problem solving and communication building premarital counseling.
Over the next few weeks I’ll share these marriage-strengthening tools with you and pray they will help you to make your good marriage better.
Next time: 1 + 1 = 1
