"I would like you to be free from anxieties. He who is not married is concerned about the things of the LORD and how to please the LORD. While he who is married is taken up with the things of the world and how to please his wife, and he is divided in his interests.
Likewise, the unmarried woman and the virgin are concerned with the service of the LORD, to be holy in body and spirit. The married woman, instead, worries about the things of the world and how to please her husband.
I say this for your own good. I do not wish to lay traps for you, but to lead you to a beautiful life, entirely united with the LORD." - 1 Corinthians 7:32-35
(Paul then points out that all Christian commitments are likely to cause division for those who wish to live according to the logic of their Baptism, seen as a total consecration to CHRIST. Married life or family life can present many obstacles to spiritual freedom and apostolic desires: see the words of JESUS in Mark 10:29.)
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