Preserve Them, O Lord: A Guide for Orthodox Couples in Developing Marital Unity

by John Mack

A guide for Orthodox couples in developing marital unity: . premarital counseling for engaged couples; . marriage enrichment for those who are already married; . the development of an Orthodox understanding of marriage for those new to the Orthodox Faith.Preserve Them, O Lord is the resource you need. It gives you insightful guidance from an experienced pastoral counselor, supplemented by: . workbook exercises that help you understand yourself and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1888212012
• ISBN13: 9781888212013
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Conciliar Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Highly Enriching

I and my fiancé were suggested to read this book as we were preparing for our marriage. It's an excellent resource for an Orthodox couple or any other Christian couple to uncover details about the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony and marriage itself - from the values, priorities, expectations, similarities, differences, planning and spending time together, preparing for parenting, intimacy... It teaches that marriage is one of the seven Holy Mysteries or "Sacraments" of the Orthodox Church. It is actually an expression of God's love for humankind. In marriage, a man and a woman become one spirit and one body through Holy Spirit. It describes that the marriage ceremony of the Orthodox Church is steeped in ritual and symbolism. I am very much recommending this book for every Christian married couple! Silvia

Awesome

I thought this book might be a chose to go through, but it's easy to read. I highly suggest it for couples before getting married because it will make you think about things that should be discussed before marriage but usually is not.

An Excellent Book In Preparation for Marriage

I would highly recommend this book to any Orthodox Christian preparing for marriage. The topics raised in each chapter are very important for every engaged couple to tackle. Moreover, any couple who is already married will benefit from reading this book too. There are plenty of questions after each chapter, and in the supplemental readings, which really challenge the engaged or married couple. Reading through this book with prayer and the guidance of a spiritual counselor will certainly prepare a couple for the challenges of married life.

Outstanding marriage preparation for any Christian couple!

This book is written with reference to the Orthodox wedding service, but is a wonderful resource for anybody in or preparing for a Christian marriage. In addition to very interesting and helpful discussions about the meaning of Christian marriage, money management, and other issues, the book contains questionnaires for the partners to answer, to get them to think about and discuss how they feel about a variety of issues, from raising children and birth control, to spending habits, to expectations of what married life should be like. My husband and I used this book together when we were engaged- it really showed us several areas we had not really thought about (that have since become important in our marriage), and also made us happy to see how well we agreed on so many issues. A wonderful resource for marriage!

Excellent preparation manual for Orthodox couples

I am currently using this workbook with my beau of three years. We are going to be bethroed in May and married in September. It is inspiring and gives us hope in this Post-Christian age. I highly recommend for young Orthodox people who are preparing for marriage.