Some thirty-four hundred years ago, not at some banquet hall or home with an ocean view, we entered into a marriage covenant. At the base of Mt. Sinai time stood still while Groom and Bride came together. I was unable to make, however I am told that it was a beautiful occasion.
Our covenant with G-d has stood the test of time, not only because G-d promised us so, but because it is a marriage between the Creator and the creation. In order for this marriage to endure both sides must come know the other. We fall in love, we get engaged and then we come together.
Many marriages never make it out of the banquet hall. Expectations are often to high, leaving one or the other dissatisfied. We know from our troubled history that we too have broken the heart of our Creator. All to often a marriage comes to an end when the road gets bumpy. One falls out of love, this one grows in another direction, and before long one or the other is found sleeping on the sofa.
Throughout the year we celebrate birthdays, this day and the other. No one day is as important as your wedding anniversary.
We are directed by G-d to observe the Exodus from Egypt throughout all our generations. If we read on, we can also see that we are directed to explain this observance to our children and our children’s children.
So how does this relate to you and your spouse? Each and every day that you spend with your spouse should be as though it is the first as well as the last. Do you recall that first day you spent together? How about the time you spent working on the wedding plans? Most people can recall the happiness and the thrill during those early years. Well then, what has happened since then?
