We are One
Sitting at the supper table, I reached over and ran my hand down my husband's leg. With a twinkle in his eye he said, "Hey, whatcha doing? That's my leg." In our usual, often repeated, fun-loving exchange I answer back, "No, it's not. You married me. It's mine now." The two youngest seated across from us exchange grimaces and exclaim, "Gross!" We just laugh, but Kaishawn always ready for a debate takes up his father's cause, "It's not your leg, Mom." Taking the teachable moment we share I Corinthians 7:4. "A wife does not have the right over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband does not have the right over his own body, but his wife does." I Corinthians 7:4 CSB We explain that when people are married, they are no longer two people. They become like one person sharing all. Kaishawn, trying to process, questions, "So that means you and daddy are the same h...
