If you were to hold a lump of dark green clay
in one hand and a lump of light green clay
in the other, you could clearly identify
the two shades of color.
However, if you w
ere to mold
the two lumps together,
kneading them thoroughly,
you would see just one lump of green clay
at least at first glance.
Upon closer inspection,
you could see the separate lines
of dark and light green clay,
yet it would be virtually impossible
to separate the clay
into two pure colors again.
That is an image of what
it means for a husband and wife
to become “one flesh.”
Love binds couple together,
especially as they knead out
some of their differences and develop
a life of mutual goals, activities and relationships.
A grandma once told
her young granddaughter
that Jim and June were coming for a visit.
With eager anticipation,
they baked special treats
and cleaned the house thoroughly
in expectation of their over night stay.
Upon their arrival the little girl exclaimed
with wide-eyed wonder,
“Nanna, there are tow people.
Someone came with Jim and June!”
just like the well-blended clay,
in marriage we are no longer two, but one.
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