Why does my heart break over debates about marriage?

A number of reasons. I’m mainly referring to informal debates in the media and social media, not the ALP national conference.

My heart breaks because heterosexual couples who choose to leave God out of their Christian ceremony don’t recognise that their promises are still real before God. Marriage is a lot more than just a piece of paper and even more than being in love. 

I also don’t know what I think in all of this. I know my position, but when it comes to legislation, it’s a whole different matter.

It breaks my heart that different Christians argue for or against it for different reasons and yet non-Christians are oversimplifying the church’s mixed stance on the issue. There are still a number of Christians who don’t express their opinions lovingly and respectfully. This kills me, because as a result, the opinions that are lovingly and respectfully expressed by Christians who defend the biblical notion of marriage within society, are ignored. I think that’s a real shame, because we’re struggling to have dignified discussions on that matter. 

This will be the last public post where I’ll discuss this issue, because I don’t believe I should post before a greater amount of prayer and clarity is given to me. 

It just makes me long for Christ’s return.