 | Newlyweds think the question doesn't apply to them and never will: they are the first to discover marriage and the final authorities on it too.
so does this mean that god is not perfetct, but that we have to accept him as he is? im confused...
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My husband isn't perfect neither am I. My G-d on the other up end is perfect, I love to hang out with Him more than my husband, this has been really good for this marriage down here, I would have given up a long time ago like 18 years. His Love, Mercy, Grace, Forgiveness, Joy, Longsuffering, Peace is what sustains me, I don't rely on my husband for that! I do live a good life, Thank You G-d!
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Gd is perfect but we're not, so we can't always understand why He acts as He does.
I think the author's intention was to explain that even though we don't always see Gd's perfection we accept Gd so-to-speak, 'as-is', meaning as we mere mortals perceive Him. And we practice this acceptance in order to maintain a healthy, on-going relationship/ 'marriage' with Him.
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That brought tears to my eyes
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It saddens me to think people might be confused and swayed to believe G-d is not perfect through this marriage analogy, make no mistake he certainly is!
As we approach Shau'ot it is important for us to 'reminisce' on our wedding ceremony and marriage to G-d at Sinai. One post above stated that we as mere mortals accept G-d as WE perceive him, but therein lays the problem. We must learn to see G-d the way G-d describes himself to us, not the way we think he should be described (thats why marriages fail).
When Moses hid in the rocks cleft G-d passed by and declared his 'character' to us all. Each of the 13 attributes of G-d coincide with one of the alter sacrifices, and through this we can see the mercy, grace and deep love of our husband. This is why we can treasure our marriage to our G-d ~he is faithful to each one of us as individuals.
As my husband, he cherishes me and he honors me. That's a good marriage!
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