Beloved An Amazing Fact: According to one contest and survey, the longest-married couple in the United States has been married for 82 years! Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a faith-based marriage enrichment program, recently sponsored this contest to find the longest-married couple in America. More than 300 couples were nominated. About 150 couples had been married for 60 to 69 years; 100 couples had been married for 70 to 79 years; and three couples had been married for more than 80 years! The winning couple, Marshall and Winnie Kuykendall, has been married for 82 years. They reside in New Mexico where they celebrated their 82nd anniversary on February 14, 2011. In our divorce-ridden culture, their marriage stands out as an example of faithfulness! In the Song of Solomon, the Shulamite woman is asked by her friends, “What is your beloved more than another beloved, O fairest among women?” In other words, how is your love different than anyone else? Her response is certain: “My beloved is white and ruddy, chief among ten thousand.” She goes on to describe her beloved’s beauty and ends by stating that he is her friend. There are many men, but for the Shulamite woman, hers stood out among ten thousand. She had made her choice, and her eyes did not stray from him. Her beloved was hers, and none could compare. It is this kind of faithfulness that God can give a marriage that has built its foundation on Him. KEY BIBLE TEXTS What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us? - Song of Solomon 5:9 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. - Song of Solomon 5:10
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:16:40 +0000
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