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EspañolWhen I say “My God!” in different circumstances, I tell God that he is “mine.” Is that not outrageous? Only the love of God and his infinite fidelity, by which he gives himself to each one of us, can explain such enormity. Fidelity between spouses is a reflection of God´s fidelity. It is not just a desire but the concrete actions of being faithful. It could be said that this fidelity “debuts” every day.
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“Marriage is also the experience of belonging completely to another person. Spouses accept the challenge and aspiration of supporting one another, growing old together, and in this way reflecting God’s own faithfulness (…)Every morning, on rising, we reaffirm before God our decision to be faithful, come what may in the course of the day. And all of us, before going to sleep, hope to wake up and continue this adventure, trusting in the Lord’s help.” (The Joy of Love, n.319)
Commentary
Spouses belong to each other; they do so by virtue of their love. Fidelity is at the core of their union of love. If it is absent, then there is no true love. Thirty-five years ago, Lucia and Ramiro met and now have been married for 30. After looking at the photos they have taken since they got married, Lucia commented: “When Ramiro was turning the pages of our albums, I was not just looking at the pictures, I was also thinking about all these years of marriage, about our children and what we went through. I saw us growing old together in those photos, and the road still left. I thanked God for these years of fidelity. Now, after thirty years have passed, Ramiro tells me that when he comes home late from work or has to travel, he misses me more than before, and so do I. It is as if the passage of time has made us need each other´s company more.
