In the same way you wives must submit yourselves to your husbands, so that if any of them do not believe God’s word, your conduct will win them over to believe. It will not be necessary for you to say a word, because they will see how pure and reverent your conduct is.

1 Peter 3:1-2

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for men. Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people.

Colossians 3:23-24

Consider the musical term counterpoint – the combination of two or more independent melodies into a single harmonic texture in which each retains its linear character.

After instructing wives to submit to their husbands, and husbands to show their wives understanding and honor, the Apostle Peter asked them to be of one mind, having compassion for others. Two can become one, but only through kindness and love; never by selfishness and retaliation. In the mystery of marriage, God allows each partner to be a unique melody. And in concert together, they become a beautiful harmony in His grand song.

Our Daily Bread – February 10, 2002