Great article here on marriage that I wanted to share. It happens to share Stanley Hauerwas's great line about marriage ("you always marry the wrong person") that I first received from my priest in the context of premarital counseling. I would add to the article that the kind of love that marriage requires (and the Gospel makes possible) is beautifully captured in what is hands-down the single best sermon on marriage that I have ever heard. That sermon, given by an eighty year-old Catholic priest, began by informing us in the congregation that there are exactly ten steps required for a faithful and fruitful marriage. In no particular order, here are the steps that he went on to share:
1. Forgive.
2. Forgive.
3. Forgive.
4. Forgive.
5. Forgive.
6. Forgive.
7. Forgive.
8. Forgive.
9. Forgive.
10. Forgive.
I'll forever be grateful for this sermon.
As husband, daddy, priest, and friend in the Episcopal Church, learning the humility, patience, and joy of a cross-shaped people.
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