If we are not careful, short-sighted compassion may get the best of us. Remember, the commands of Christ are not burdensome. His law is a good law. His “tough” rules are for our good. Ask yourself this question: Has the liberalizing of divorce laws in the last several decades resulted in a net decrease in human suffering or a net increase? The old “hard” laws had the effect of forcing quarreling couples to stay together and settle their differences. For some this meant a lifetime of misery, to be