Most moments in a marriage—cutting the lawn, taking out the garbage, cleaning up dog poop, driving kids to school, paying bills—feel inevitable and uneventful. They are not instances when the choice to bless or curse feels relevant. It is at moments of adversity and extremity that the question is most crucial. If it doesn’t come into our purview, we will simply cope to survive and minimize pain. While this will feel natural and harmless, it is unwittingly joining the kingdom of evil.
