![]() Because you don’t have to live with him, you can find a way to tolerate the situation. It’s one thing to have to put up with a boss who is mean. Though we are called to pray for an enemy, we are not expected to live with them. It’s “unconditional” because it is deliberate act of the will in the name of God, having nothing to do with the how the other person responds. It’s a call to forgive, be a peacemaker, and pray for everyone. Unconditional love calls us to love our enemies and do good to those who persecute us. Sustaining such a situation would require God’s grace. In fact, it’s humanly impossible to sustain such a situation. But it’s not so appealing to love another as they don’t return it. It certainly would be great if someone loved US unconditionally, so that we are assured of receiving love as we don’t return it. Do we really want to be in this kind of marriage? Do we really find it appealing that we should love the other despite anything they might say or do? ![]() ![]() Though we are called by Jesus to love all human beings, I think this unpractical expectation about love between a man and woman sends the wrong message. Who wouldn’t want to be loved unconditionally in marriage? It is a popular notion that the love between a man and a woman should be unconditional without any condition of love in return by the other.
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