"The only one I would even think of marrying is you or Dr. Luther," Katharina told Nikolaus von Amsdorf. Nikolaus was friends with Martin Luther, and was a reformer himself. Although, the problem of the fallen state of the church had taken a back seat for just a moment; as Luther and Amsdorf pined away to marry off a group of run away nuns.
Katharina von Bora was a dedicated nun. When she was sixteen years old she took her vows as a nun and she of course lived in the convent. Religion began to grow stale for Katharina as the years passed, and she began to hear about the reformation movement which was instigated by the very-controversial Martin Luther.
Katharina and a group of fellow nuns decided to run away from the convent and join the reformation. Katharina wrote to Luther asking for his help in their escape. Luther answered her request by sending a friend who regularly delivered fish to the convent. The nuns hid in the fish barrels and were whisked away in a wagon, leaving their life of Catholicism behind.
Luther went to work setting up the nuns with men, suitable to be their husbands. He managed to get all the nuns married off, except for the stubborn Katharina. She was not pleased with any of the suitors, who Luther found for her.
It was an unlikely romance.For one, Luther was sixteen years her senior. Also, Luther thought it would be better for him not to marry, since he was a  likely candidate for martyrdom due to his unconventional doctrine which oppposed the reign of the Catholic church. Even Katharina didn't have her wedding colours and gown picked out, since she planned on living a life of celebacy as a nun.
But against seemingly good logic, Luther and Katharina were engaged and married on the same day. They were not in love from the start, but they spent the rest of their lives falling in love and kindling that fire.
It is said that 'my lord Katie' as Luther began to call her , brought peace and order into his life. She was a sort of Proverbs 31 woman, pulling in income by breeding and selling cattle, doing administration for the monestry, running a hosital on site, ministering to the sick, managing their own household, gardening and many other things which Luther was not slow to give her credit for.

* I admire how Martin and Katharina were both outstanding individuals who loved serving Jesus, and when they came together they complimented each other in their service. I think that their marriage helps to futher prove that love is a choice and commitment. I think it is better to be committed and realistic about marriage requiring work, rather than just depending on passion and sparks that flickered in the beginning. The flames must continue to flicker. Even a fire needs to be tended to.

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