Prayer and Purpose

A cursory glance at marriage statistics tells you that half of marriages end in divorce, including 41% of first marriages. In fact, “approximately every 36 seconds” a couple gets divorced. [1] Sadly, research shows that atheists and agnostics are slightly less likely to be divorced than people of Christian faith. [2] According to an article by Luisa Dillner, couples spend an average of 2-2½ hours together each day, but that is including 54 minutes for the combined activities of watching TV and housework. [3] I’m guessing with the rise of dishwashers that most of these couples aren’t washing and drying dishes together while enjoying a conversation about their respective days, so some days almost half of the average couples' time spent together is passive. With such a lack of quality time spent together, combined with society’s low view of the marriage commitment, it isn’t much of a surprise to see such high divorce rates. Juxtapose this with a Christian’s commitment to his ...