Mt 19:3-12
3Some Pharisees approached [Jesus], and tested him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?” 4He said in reply, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female’5and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? 6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no human being must separate.”
7They said to him, “Then why did Moses command that the man give the woman a bill of divorce and dismiss [her]?” 8He said to them, “Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. 9I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) and marries another commits adultery.” 10[His] disciples said to him, “If that is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.” 11He answered, “Not all can accept [this] word, but only those to whom that is granted. 12Some are incapable of marriage because they were born so; some, because they were made so by others; some, because they have renounced marriage for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Whoever can accept this ought to accept it.”
Reflection:
Some Pharisees approached him and tested him. The Pharisees do not seek an answer to their question. They do not come to Jesus to be clarified. They are out to test and catch him. They start out with a wrong and bad intention. So no matter how Jesus answers, they are not listening but waiting for him to make mistakes.
We are walking towards divorce in any relationship if we start from a bad intention, such as profiting from the other or gaining access to the other’s influence and fame. No relationship will last if one is always on the lookout for the other’s mistakes.
Begin with a good intention, and God will bless that intention with his kindness, making it grow and last.
Profess and express your sincere love to your partner even if it is not your anniversary.