This Makes Me Sick

When you have to be separated from your loved ones for an extended period of time, you begin to miss their presence. Being together is an essential part of building meaningful and deep relationships. Because of this, the Hebrew law required soldiers who marry to stay home with their new wives for a year after their wedding. “When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out with the army nor be charged with any duty; he shall be free at home one year and shall give happiness to his wife whom he has taken” (Deuteronomy 24:5). It is heart wrenching to see a newly wed couple to be split apart right after they were married because of job related circumstances. This makes me sick for the pour couple who so desperately needs that time together. In this absence though, there remains hope “and hope does not disappoint”…