LO, thanks. I know something of what you yourself are going through. While my W was not/is not clergy, she is still considered by herself, family and friends to be the spiritual leader between the two of us, the one more faithful, reverent and honoring to God. Obviously I have come to know otherwise, and thus have learned a lesson on how deluded the world of Man can really be, even among those who walk with Him. I can't blame them, not all of them, for giving the benefit of a doubt to W. They cannot be faulted for their ignorance.
Still I worry (which is a weakness in my own faith that I must continue to work upon) that my sons will continue to be persuaded by the consensus, that if W is the "blessed" one, then their father must be the "guilty" one. It is certainly easier said than done, but I need to put my trust in the Lord and not worry about it.
Yoyo, thanks to you as well. I continue to stumble now and then, but faith leads me forward. The root of bitterness finds fertile ground in a prideful heart. I need to mind my humility more.
Karen, I understand the sentiment of wanting to have it all behind you. But our Lord leads us through, not around. I guess that tempers us and makes us stronger, like forging steel.
I can see in you, Karen, and everyone else here how much stronger you have become through this. Our wayward spouses may prosper in the short term, but it never lasts. They will be more the sorry for it, sadly.
