Pledge of Allegiance

In Malachi 2:15 we are told, “let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth”. I looked up treachery in my Webster’s and found; “a betrayal of trust, faith, or allegiance”. It occurs to me that this involves much more than the obvious; it covers all secrets from one another, and/or the betrayal of another’s privacy. It involves conveniently neglecting to advise of events or occurrences in which they would have a concern or interest; physical or verbal abuse; words intended to put down or hurt; comments made behind one’s back; a lack of openness or failure to share feelings; and any failure to apply the Golden Rule. Ephesians 5:25’ “Husbands love your wives even as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it”. Maybe we need a periodic Pledge of Allegiance. “I pledge allegiance to my wife and to the family for which I stand, one union, under God, indivisible, with love and kindness for all”.