The Bible Speaks to You July 22, 1967 Issue

[The above is an abbreviated, postproduction text of the program released for broadcast the week of July 14—20 in the radio series, "The Bible Speaks to You." Heard internationally over approximately 1,000 stations, the weekly programs are prepared and produced by the Christian Science Committee on Publication, 107 Falmouth Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.]

RADIO PROGRAM NO. 276 - Restoring a Marriage to Soundness

Questioner: Every couple wants a happy marriage. But with the ever-increasing divorce rate it's obvious that many people find it difficult to build a sound, happy marriage. Things are said and done—or not done—and soon another marriage is on its way to being broken. As somebody said, It's like walking through a pane of glass. There's a crash, and you know it's broken; but then you can't do anything about it. Do you agree with that?

Speaker: Well, that seems to be the picture in many instances, but the big difference, of course, is that fortunately marriage is not like a pane of glass. There is a resiliency in human relationships that makes it possible to restore or rebuild a marriage.

This is a tremendously broad subject, and I certainly don't want to oversimplify it. Marriage is a very personal thing, but perhaps a common denominator of a great many marriage problems is the aspect of motives. We need to ask ourselves: "What are our motives in wanting to save or maintain a marriage?

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