Man's Call To Salvation

For nineteen-year-old Mario, happiness meant marriage to Liza, his childhood sweetheart. And so, since Mario and Liza would not listen to well-meant advice from parents and relatives, the wedding took place.

Five years and four children later, faced by the hassles of everyday living, the two found themselves in a no-win situation that became worse with each passing day. Rocked by constant quarrels, the marriage was fast falling apart. Each one wondered secretly whatever it was that one saw in the other.

Their children were caught in the middle. They developed all kinds of illness probably caused by tension of witnessing the constant spite between their parents.

As the quarrel grew in viciousness and as his wife and children became more hostile to him, Mario thought of leaving his family.

One day, to avoid going home early to his family, Mario went to a Spiritual Retreat with a friend. As he was listening to the retreat master, Mario felt that each word about God's love was directed to him. It seemed God was calling him. He decided to follow God's Word and to start with his family in putting God's Word into practice.

It was not an easy decision but each time he thought of giving up, he remembered that God does not give up on His people. After some time, the family atmosphere changed. His wife had noticed the change in him and had decided to cooperate with him in keeping the family together.

For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and cling to his wife, and the two shall become as one, thus, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, let no man separate what God has joined.