Having a Happy, Lasting, Spiritually-Based Marriage
Having a happy, lasting marriage is very connected to your choice to be happy as individuals as well as being loving to one another. It is grounded in a high-quality friendship between you. It comes from a commitment to responsibly handle whatever issues arise.
Your spiritual life individually and as a couple strengthen the base of your marriage and provide you with the strength and inspiration to create a great marriage. Whether you are Bahá'í, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, or of any other faith or spiritual path, turning to a higher Spiritual Being brings vitality to your union. Part of your role as a couple is to nurture and support each other's spiritual well being.
Marriage is a divine institution, incorporating the physical and spiritual union of the bo dies, minds, hearts, and souls of a man and a woman. It is a legal, binding, and sacred commitment founded on friendship and well-developed character qualities, in which the couple makes whatever vows and commitments are appropriate for their faith path. Within this divine institution, parents conceive, nurture, and educate children with love. Marriage and family are the bedrock for the whole structure of a harmonious, unified global society.
Consider these points:
Top 10 Strengths of Spiritually-Based Marriages
1. Commit to a union of your souls and nurture the bond with prayer and attention.
2. Look to God and spiritual principles for guidance, and consult to reach decisions on all important matters.
3. Create unity and harmony within your family.
4. Use character qualities such as truthfulness,
trustworthiness, faithfulness, loyalty, gentleness,
patience, compassion, forgiveness, acceptance, and
respect.
5. Show equality and mutual respect toward one another.
6. Listen with open minds and hearts to what your partner shares with you.
7. Gain support from family and other professional and spiritual resources that nurture your relationship and assist you to handle issues that arise.
8. Establish a loving, nurturing, and consistent home for your children.
9. Give acceptance, encouragement, and praise to one another.
10. Provide community service together for the betterment of the world.
Resources Marriage Enrichment Resources
Interfaith Relationship and Marriage Resources
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