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By Agnes,
Only by maturing patiently and uniting myself with the will of God shall I one day know a truly successful, lasting, and sincere marriage based on mutual trust, service, and self-giving. Being a child of alcoholic parents, I have not had the best example of marriage. The prospect of intimacy and spending the rest of my life with a beloved spouse fills me with great fear and trepidation. I am writing this testimony not just for myself but for the benefit of all lonely people, who owing to various injuries and traumatic childhood experiences are unable to establish a family or, fearing to do so, are forced to wait for marriage, while working patiently on themselves. I wish to use this time of waiting in the most profitable way. That is why I have joined the Movement of Pure Hearts. The fact that I have not yet found a husband saddens me, and I often ask myself why I cannot experience the joy of family life and motherhood? But though I feel very lonely, I do not despair. I know it is only by maturing patiently and uniting myself with the will of God that I will one day know a truly successful, lasting, and sincere marriage based on mutual trust, service, and self-giving. For me MPH is a marvelous community of souls to which Jesus Himself — the model of purity and goodness — has called me. I feel that He wants me to fulfill myself as a woman, a wife, and a mother. The blessings that flow from saving sex for marriage are obvious to me. It is not easy, but it is possible. In this Mary helps me a great deal. After the example of Servant of God John Paul II, I have entrusted to Our Blessed Mother my future life as a wife and mother. During this recent walking pilgrimage to Our Lady of Czestochowa, I offered up my prayers for the intention of finding a good husband. I have no doubt that the happiest and most beautiful day of my life will eventually come: the day when I stand before Jesus to pledge my love and fidelity to my dearest husband.
Agnes
Published in February 2012.
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