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1 " Mary had been chosen, “favored” by God. But what a strange blessing. It brought with it none of the ideals or goals that so consume our daily striving. Today many assume that those whom God favors will enjoy the things we equate with a good life: social standing, wealth and good health. Yet Mary, God’s favored one, was blessed with having a child out of wedlock who would later be executed as a criminal. Acceptability, prosperity, and comfort have never been the essence of God’s blessing "
2 " So heavy is the chain of wedlock that it needs two to carry it and sometimes three. "
3 " They dream in courtship but in wedlock wake. "
4 " They dream in courtship, but in wedlock wake. "
