Why you Should Stop Trying to be Happy in your Marriage
One of my husband’s favorite tricks to play when he’s giving a talk at a Pre-Cana is to catch me off guard and say “Hey, Patti, do I make you completely happy?” All of the hopeful, engaged couples in the room turn to see me in the back. “No way!” I shout back. There are some nervous laughs and some jaws drop.
Then he drops the bombshell:
“Sorry to break it to you guys, but your future wives will never be able to make you completely happy. And the same goes for your husbands, ladies.”
My Soul Clings Fast to You by Sr. Christina Marie, O.Cist
The mysterious dance between the workings of divine grace and human freedom intrigues me. God showers us with so many gifts: gratuitously creating us, giving the Son as our Redeemer, sending the Spirit as our Sanctifier…