October 30, 2025
— Timothy Keller · Source: Timothy Keller with Kathy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage (New York: Dutton, 2011)
2 Corinthians 3:18 And we all, being reflected with unveiled faces into the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into his likeness from glory to glory, as from the Spirit of the Lord.
Marriage often reveals our shortcomings and self-centeredness, but it is precisely in these conflicts and adjustments that God's hand shapes us. If we are willing to open our hearts and gaze upon the glory of the Lord, we can be continually transformed in our relationships, becoming more and more like Christ. True happiness does not come from the perfection of our partner, but from being renewed, softened, and grown by God in love. Marriage is God's holy workshop where we learn to love, forgive, and obey.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for giving me marriage, which allows me to learn how to be more like Christ in my relationship with my spouse. I ask that You enlighten my heart, so that I may not seek to change others, but focus on being changed by You. May I grow more and more like You in my marriage, learning humility, patience, and love, so that our relationship may reflect Your glory. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.