Hello everyone!

If you’ve ever spent some time at the coast, you would’ve noticed when the tide went out that you got the chance to see what is typically hidden underneath the water. In those moments you get to see the stuff you normally cannot see. There is a double-edged opportunity in this; hidden treasures are put in plain sight and with that, there is a chance to remove any unwanted trash that you might not have known was there.

When thinking of intimacy, it’s not much of a stretch to draw a parallel between that and marriage. What do I mean?

Marriage offers a similar experience in that, when physical intimacy—like love making for example—typically goes on pause once a month during a woman’s cycle, the moment brings with it an opportunity with no distractions to delve into some of the other deep matters that make for a healthy relationship. It’s a great time to check-in on the strength of your bond and specifically, on (critically) important matters such as spiritual and emotional connection between you and your spouse.

I am not suggesting that we only tend to spiritual and emotional needs once a month. Not at all. And I am certainly not minimising physical intimacy. By no means. It is a stunning aspect of marriage. It is absolutely vital and strengthens the bond between a husband and wife in a most beautiful way. Yet, when this connection is rooted in the deeper, enduring union of their shared commitment, it becomes more stable, balanced, and certainly more life-giving. I don’t want to harp-on about the physicality’s, but folks, if we can spend some time working on intimacy with our spouses outside of the bedroom, matters behind closed doors will become far less insecure and nourish the relationship richly.

A couples union, marked by vows and sealed with ceremony, informs greatly the intimacy they share altogether. Not the other way around.

Bye for now…

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