Caffection is therapeutic in many ways; forgiveness is one of the more powerful. As Gerry said to Holly in 'P.S. I love you' after one of their rousing newlywed dustups, "I ain't goin' anywhere." Forgiveness is essential. It's the rock in a caffected marriage, always there in the palm of our hands.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Forgiveness
Christ commanded us to forgive not seven times, but seventy times seven. His message was clear: there's no limit on the number of times we must forgive others, regardless of their transgressions. Caffected couples know this instinctively. We're far from perfect mates; our humanity is even more exposed in our caffection, because our spouses encourage us to be the real, flawed, fragile humans we are. Only in a caffected marriage can efforts toward true self-knowledge bear fruit, freeing us from limiting hesitations, doubts, and apprehension about our others' reaction and judgement.
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