Cleaving to Intimacy: Practical Steps for Deepening Marital Bonds' delves into the profound concept of intimacy, exploring how emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and physical connections are vital to a thriving relationship. It emphasises the importance of prioritising one's own relationship and adhering to building a resilient, fulfilling partnership. It is rooted in the biblical principle of "leaving and cleaving" from Genesis 2:24.
Mrs. Bertha Asante, from her 28 years of marriage encounters and her experience in the marriage committee, emphasises these key facts:
- Leaving behind old attachments to fully embrace the new union
- Building mutual support and interdependence
- Open communication to understand needs and desires.
- Fostering physical intimacy as part of a holistic bond
- Nurturing emotional, intellectual, and spiritual connections
- Achieving deep, joyous, and sustaining intimacy in your relationship.
- Commitment to lifelong faithfulness and unity
- Prioritising the marital relationship above all others
- Integrating biblical teachings into marital intimacy
- Overcoming challenges through shared goals and responsibilities.
With insights gained from so many years of counselling, Deaconess Bertha offers a roadmap for couples seeking to strengthen their union and experience the joy and unity that a committed, faith-based marriage brings.