Divorce: Grounds, Prevention, Coping, Recovery Deuteronomy 24:1-4, Malachi 2:13-17 We are continuing our summer long series on marriage and the family, and today it is my task to speak to you on divorce. It would be impossible to talk about marriage and family in any kind of complete way without touching on this painful subject. The issue is ubiquitous, even in our congregation, but also in our culture. William Bennett, in his Index of Leading Cultural Indicators, says, “The United States has the highest divorce rate in the world. At present rates, approximately half of all U.S. marriages can be expected to end in divorce. Both co-habiting and remarried couples are more likely to break up in their subsequent marriages than couples in first marriages. Divorce has a tremendous impact on…