Spouse/Father
During an interview, Joseph Hodges Choate, former U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, was asked whom he would like to be if he could come back to earth again after he died. Without hesitating, the man who enjoyed a spectacular career as a trial lawyer and diplomat responded, “Mrs. Choate’s second husband.”
During an interview, Joseph Hodges Choate, former U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, was asked whom he would like to be if he could come back to earth again after he died. Without hesitating, the man who enjoyed a spectacular career as a trial lawyer and diplomat responded, “Mrs. Choate’s second husband.”
This was from an article in the Lutheran Witness titled "10 Ways to say, "I Love You." I was impressed with Ambassador Choate's answer and I'm sure he received many "brownie points" when he returned home. However, I got to wondering about Mrs. Choate, my spouse, or anyone elses' spouse. It dawned on me that they may not want their deceased husband/wife to come back as their next spouse. I say this tongue in cheek, but it makes you stop and think.
Trying to love our spouse as "Christ so loved the church" is a noteworthy goal and one that I have failed miserably in achieving. There are times that I can't believe how absent-minded I can be. There are times when I really think I should get my hearing checked. There are times when I'm convinced that I smoked a ton of pot because my short-term memory is terrible - for the record, I tried it (pot), but did not like it and thought it was stupid and went and played sports instead. There are times when I can't believe she puts up with me.
With her forgiveness, I will continue on. Some days I will get it right and other days, well, I am sure that I will frustrate the heck out of her. However, I will keep on trying to love her better each day because she is worth it, deserves it, and is "bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh." She would be my second. I need to make sure I would be hers.
