Thoughts on Divorce
First off - I want to be clear - I am in no way judging, condemning, looking down on or thinking less of anyone who has gone through a divorce. Your marital status does not change how I think of you. I said - I hate divorce - NOT divorced people. I have a special place of empathy and respect for those who have walked through that difficult valley - something I am unsure of how I would manage myself. What I hate is the pain divorce puts people through. (There might be ultimate liberation and freedom - but I've never met anyone who has had a joyful divorce). The painful comments left on my post show the lingering pain that wants sticks to us even if we are years down the road from our divorce. I quoted part of Malachi 2:16 which reads, "I hate divorce" The New International Version has a different interpretation: “The man who hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,” says the Lord Almighty. So be o