There are many pressures on families today, especially couples. Senator Bill Armstrong once said that Washington D.C. is a “divorce factory.” It epitomizes the pressure that families are under these days: they never see each other, always running around in opposite directions. There is tremendous tension and lack of communication.

Jesus is relevant to these situations as well. He is with us all the time and cares about the everyday relationships that can be struggles. Jesus longs to heal and strengthen our relationships.

As followers of Jesus we are asked to love one another, love our enemies, and that we be holy because he is holy. We may need to make radical changes, of course, to bless and save our family.  Senator Armstrong did.

So when your children or your spouse or your mother or son-in-law frustrates you, bring your frustration to Christ. Pray about your relationships, especially within your family. Seek the face of God intensely. There is no better way to share the love and light of Christ than with those that are closest to us, in our own family.

This is Luis Palau.