Redeeming The Time

A homily given at the crowning (marriage) of Matthias (Kevin) and Natalie. The main part is about the purpose of marriage. It entails a detailed exposition of the most important verse in Scripture: "And God said: let us make man in our own image and after our likeness" (Gen 1:26), which tells us why we were made, how we are made, Who made us, and our destiny, that is, our purpose. There is only one important question in the universe, and we discuss how to go about "answering" it. The words here apply to every Christian, and indeed, every human being, whether or not they are married. For some, the path to answering this question is an honorable marriage and a bed undefiled, and we discuss Adam's important words and prophesy about marriage: "This is bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh. for this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh." "This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church." (Eph 5:32)