This book is the antidote for so much of what ails marriage in our society today. Somewhere along the way we bought into the idea that the primary purpose for marriage is our own personal happiness.  That is what is ultimate.  So, when we determine we are no longer made happy by our spouse, we go looking for happiness in someone else.  Author Gary Thomas’ assertion is:  “What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy?”  His point is that marriage (like everything else) is ultimately about God and not ourselves.  And guess what happens when we seek first God and His Kingdom?  We find the happiness that previously was so elusive.  My how marriage would look different if that became our focus.  So, for being a much needed perspective changer, Sacred Marriage makes the cut of 20 “must pack” books.