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You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;' but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. 'It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,' but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery. 'Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,' but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black. But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one. 'You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'* But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you. 'You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor,* and hate your enemy.*' But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven.

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	Everything Will Turn out Fine

By Jolanta & Piotr, Warsaw,
Love One Another 12/2009→ The main topic

Dear Holy Father, we are writing this letter to share with you an overwhelming joy. We have been married for ten years and all this time dreaming of having children of our own. After praying for the gift of parenthood for so long without result, we began to lose hope.

In May of 2001, we traveled to Rome to visit friends, but naturally we also wanted to meet you at a Wednesday general audience. When we were able to approach you, kiss your ring, and exchange a few words with you, we did not pass up the chance to inform you of our desire to have children. Father, you told us then, “Everything will turn out fine,” and a new spirit of hope entered our hearts.

And so it has come to be! Two days before Christmas Eve (2003), we learned that we are going to be parents! Holy Father! This is a tremendous joy, which we cannot resist sharing with you. We believe you supported us in your prayers, and for this we thank you dearly.

As we write this letter, I am into the fourth month of my pregnancy. The baby is growing, a constant miracle in our eyes.

Jolanta & Piotr, Warsaw,
March 4, 2004

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