"For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I am known."
I Cor. 13: 12

I realize that this verse is speaking of knowledge, and how we perceive things here on earth and one day when we are in heaven with our Lord, we will "see" things differently. Our knowledge will be more complete in heaven and our perspective will be much different. But please allow me a little latitude as I use the first part of this verse and apply it strictly to vision... You see, I am color blind. I discovered this while working as a truck driver in Californina. While being color blind is a disqualification for driving... I see some color, enough to know the difference between green and red and a few other colors. It's something I have always had and while it explains a few things... for one thing my taste in clothing.Also the fact that growing up my brothers and sisters were playing with crayon sets numbering 64 and 128, while I was completely satisfied with 8 colors; it also explains why, when I was in high school, my sisters would take me back to the store after I purchased new clothes for a dance or special date. I never knew anything else so it wasn't a big deal. I was born color blind and have lived my life as such.... but;
Since moving to Oregon from California the topic of my colorblindness has come up more often between my wife and I. You see, I love the four seasons here. I love to see things blooming in spring, and the change of colors in fall, and even the deadness of colors in winter. But I am color blind and wonder what does my wife see that I don't? While looking at a rainbow one day, I could identify two, possibly three differnt colors while my wife saw so many others and again I thought, what does she see that I don't? Devotionally I can read the verse at the top of the page and I may not see all there is to see now, but in heaven I will see all there is to see then...
But since this is a marriage blog, (finally), does this apply to us in marriage? Do we see dimly now and later we will fully understand what a marriage was suppose to look like. Have we become complacent in our marriages? Do we compare our marriage to what our parents had, or maybe a friend or relative and say, "well our marriage isn't perfect, but it isn't bad either." Are we complacent because this is all we have seen or known? Or is there more... and if there is more do we have to wait until heaven to experience it? (Yes, I know we are not married in heaven, but we are described as the bride of Christ). What does the bible have to say concerning the type of marriage that I can have now?

Dave C.