Tough and enduring Love

K and S love each other. K had come to believe in God but S was not convinced. K started to attend church regularly, went through a year’s worth of Sunday School, and was baptised.

They wanted to get married. But K knew that there would be lots of problems if she marries someone who does not share her Christian faith, because of the differences in world views and values. So she decided to hold off marrying S until he becomes a Christian.

A stalemate seemed to have developed. S would accompany K to church but would turn sullen whenever the matter of faith came up. K loved S but was determined to wait for him to change his mind about God. This went on for years.

At a Christmas party hosted by their Christian friends, a conversation caused S to say to this God (which he did not believe to exist), “If you are real, then please reveal yourself to me.” And God did.

They have since gotten married, and S has also been baptised. I have heard the story before. But when I heard it again at S’s baptism last Sunday, I couldn’t help but be touched again at how powerful love can be, and how mysteriously God works. I have always tried to be rational and analytical in everything, even in matters of faith. But love and God is just as real, and more powerful.