Chapter 7: The Deeper Meaning of Marriage 3. A Sacred Undertaking

High hopes of excellence in their life together are normal to young people in love. As husband and wife they should have faith in God, and in the sacredness of their undertaking. In a world where there are many lives that simply drift, they should have a purpose. The person who starts with a conviction that the task of building a home is worthy of persistent endeavor is likely to be an individual worth living with, while the cynical mind that does not believe supremely in anything is a handicap in marriage.

Young people starting out on the journey together most naturally turn to God in prayer for the success of their venture. When they become parents they can hardly think without awe and tenderness of the life which they have brought into the world. And when it comes to the early training of children, what is more desirable than to create a family atmosphere charged with faith and good will. Family members living without thought of spiritual things are like dwellers in a valley who never lift up their eyes to the mountain tops.