And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again; and again, as his custom was, he taught them.
And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" He answered them, "What did Moses command you?" They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to put her away." But Jesus said to them, "For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female.' 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder." Mark 10:1–9 (RSV)
Being married for a lifetime is among the most challenging things two people can do. The couples who come to me for their weddings plan to live out their lives together as husband and wife. No one has ever said, 'We'll be married for a time, then get a divorce down the road.'
And divorces happen more than in the past, though not as often as it might appear. Still, divorce is not what God desires for us as we marry. Jesus is clear that divorce is a result of 'hardness of heart' among human beings. Divorce is one of many symptoms of sin in human relationships.
As with all sin, it does not please the Father when it happens. It is also important to remember the Father forgives that sin. Forgiveness never implies that the sin has ceased to be sin. It is forgiven, so we might not dwell on it and be free of it to become more Christlike.
Divorce is far too complicated to address adequately in brief morning meditation. It is sufficient to remember the mercy of God is more abundant than our weaknesses. God who forgives my sin forgives those who felt the sting of divorce.