Tonight, I participated in a friendly match of softball. Although the game soon panned out to be less friendly than it seemed, I still maintained good spirits nonetheless. On this night, I was also able to get in touch with a friend of mine whom I hadn't seen in days, with whom I was very concerned for after seeing her leave work in tears one morning before the day even started.
I was initially glad to know that she had come to the game tonight for I had something to give her that I knew would bring her mood into perspective. It was a daily devotional that I got from church this morning and I was able to snag another copy, before they ran out, with the intention of bestowing one upon my friend. This is when I learned of her truth.
My friend and her husband were getting a divorce.
Now as I do not know all of the gory details, I recall how just recently, they seemed so in love, so connected. As he is currently deployed, before he left, she seemed so downtrodden because he was leaving and that the entire family was going to miss him. But was it all a game, or was it a façade?
Now despite the current trend in American matrimonial patterns, it is my understanding that marriage is forever, what I see as the ultimate pact. To go through all of the pomp and circumstance to suddenly dismiss those eternal vows is like taking one's wedding band and smashing with a sledgehammer.
Although I know many examples of good marriages, it saddens me to know that just one more has taken a hit to my faith that people are competent enough to make such a life-altering decision.
My only hope is that from this, there is resolution, and not dissolution. And if the divorce is inevitable, I pray that my friend is able to find peace in all of this.
