Bo, do you think that in order to teach about the virtues of marriage that you have to be a perfect man in a perfect marriage, utterly without sin? Who do you know like that? Think about who teaches AA classes, is it someone who has never been affected by alcohol? No it's reformed alcoholics that have slept in gutters with a bottle in their hand. Who coaches drug addicts through rehab, is it people pure of heart and spirit who have never made mistakes? No, it's reformed drug addicts that know what it's like to pass out with drool coming out of their mouth and a needle still stuck in their arm. Who teaches Retrouvaille classes, is it perfect couples that are a shining example of an unblemished marriage? No, it's couples that have been through horrible, terrible, even frightening experiences. So you say you don't understand why you are going through this, I say I know EXACTLY why you are. A sword is weak indeed before it's tempered in blazing flames.
