"For I hate divorce," says the Lord, the God of Israel (Malachi 2:16).

I don't just hate divorce. I sometimes hate even the vocabulary of divorced people. The way they sometimes talk breaks my heart. The banter sounds something like this:

"Well, I don't have to have her back until 10. Surely, he won't get mad if I keep her a little longer." Or, "Well I can't pick my kids up till 9 and they leave at 12, so we won't be able to do dinner." Or, "This is not my weekend. My kids cannot go."

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