Cover
To put something on top of or in front of something, over or place under (something), especially in order to protect/ surround/ shield it.
How Does a Spouse Cover
- Physically
A spouse protects from danger, from lack, from shame, etc. When someone attempts to attack a spouse, (physically or even verbally), the other spouse steps in, to protect. When a spouse provides for the other materially, it covers shame, and lack, as one is well taken care of. In moments of sickness, one spouse takes care of the other as much as possible, to ensure their wellbeing is taken care of. As you step out of your house each morning, the first person who compliments your look, or the lack of it, would be your spouse.
- Socially
I have heard of widows who say, “there are things my family, my in-laws, our friends, etc would never have done, if my husband was alive. When that cover is taken off, one is exposed, there are things that others think they can now get away with, now that the cover is removed. You will often hear conversations such as, “leave that one alone, for he/ she is married”
- Spiritually
Spouses could pray for and with each other. A spouse is a source of encouragement, one for the other.
- Emotionally
In the highlights of your life, and in your lowest moments , your spouse can be a source of great support, holding you up, walking with you, through it. In life, your greatest cheerleader would be your spouse.
It’s important to note that it’s not easy, it is a challenge for both, and needs commitment for all. Consider this union as an attempt to row a boat together. When rowing a boat with two people, it’s important to agree, first, that you’re headed in the same direction, and secondly, that you will row together. Synergy is helpful. That said, initially there may be the excitement of rowing, it’s a new adventure, fun…. then you row for a very long time, and you get to the high seas…. It’s natural to get tired and bored of rowing the boat (life happens). What next? Do you abandon ship, and allow the boat to sink, do you each try and now go your different directions?
Considering the rowing as being in a marital union, how does the couple navigate and keep rowing?! What works for one may not necessarily work for another…… keep Learning and may the journey be fulfilling
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