How does Jesus feel about His bride?
Is it time for a marriage retreat? Our survey indicates that one in two married couples need or want to go on a marriage retreat. What is a retreat? Webster says, “a period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, study, and instruction under a director or an act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable.” Why do so many need to go on one? I believe we let unimportant tasks or things gain priority over what is important. I know it is easy for me to focus on my want-to-dos instead of my need-to-dos. I know that I had rather talk about business than about how my wife feels when things aren’t right. We went to a 12 week marriage enrichment seminar this year. What an eye-opener it was for me! I thought things were all fine. I found out that we were emotionally retarded. We couldn’t really express exactly how we felt. We learned that we had stuffed our feelings into an emotional cup. We learned that when we do this, sooner or later this cup f
