“Now, how did the thread go so far afield?”
Unfortunately, many of the religion threads are so reflexively Anti-Catholic or Anti-Protestant that participants assume everything is an attack. I’ve met both Catholic priests and Baptist preachers who could give good marriage counseling, and I’ve met some of both who I wouldn’t ask for directions to cross a street.
May we all remember the great love of our heavenly Father, his infinite oceans of mercy and streams of wisdom.
May the thirst of our minds and hearts be quenched in His stream, and our faults and sins washed away in His oceans.
May we all see ourselves as brothers and sisters, created by the Father, loving one another as He loves us. May this love extend most especially to those who feel unloved, unwanted, and alone. May they feel more acutely the Father’s perfect love.