On Sunday I traveled to Pittsburgh to see one of my favorite songwriters/artists, Denison Witmer, in person. I've enjoyed his music ever since my brother pointed me towards "Little Flowers" a couple of years ago.
The concert was great. It was in a tiny little club so everyone had a great view - there was very little of the separation between artist and audience that you get at a big show.
At one point in the night, Denison was introducing this song, which he explained was about his thoughts on marriage.
To paraphrase: marriage is "the slow death of your ego in the best possible way."
I thought that was a great description of that sort of relationship. It's all about self-gift. Whether we're giving ourselves to a spouse, to the Church, or - ultimately, for all of us - to God, it's a process of choosing the other and laying your life down out of love..
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