This is the Key

They came in together and sat down at a booth. I got their drinks and watched them as they waited for their food to come. They sat there, sometimes talking and sometimes in silence, holding hands across the table. The food came up and I brought it out. Once they got it they reached again for the hands of the other and he began to pray. He prayed aloud for two minutes, quietly thanking God for whatever was on his heart and mind. 

As I came back again to their table to attend to more needs, I asked them how long they had been married. 13 years. They were in their late 50s. I said to them that it was an encouragement to me to see how much they loved each other and the way that they prayed. 

They told me when I came again that "this was the key" to making a marriage work like theirs did as they handed me a salvation tract. I thanked them, and assured them that, yes, I do go to church. 

As they left, I watched them go out the door and walk to their car. He went to her door first and opened it and helped her in before going to his own. 

It was beautiful to see, and so simple. It's just Love. 

I was having a hard day today. As I talked with Joshua tonight he said something about it being an opportunity for me to see that I can't do it alone. And I can't. I wasn't even fully alone, but I couldn't make it through the day without consciously being with God for at least part of it. And I am ashamed to say that I hadn't spent any time with God today. 

I can't do it alone. We won't be able to do marriage right without God, and I can't make it through a single day on my own without falling into some sort of terrible misery. 

It was a good little reminder for today. I need God. Everywhere. Every day. And I always will.