There is a [[similarity]] between our [[presence]] with each of you to your entering into a [[relationship]] like [[marriage]]. By this I do not mean that we are wed to you, for as time [[unfolds]], our assignments may shift, and you may be assigned elsewhere. I mean that the [[similarity]] is in [[trust]] and [[faith]]. When you enter into a relationship like [[marriage]], you hold in your view the [[hopes]] for a long term [[experience]], and yet you are faced with the [[reality]] that you can only deal day by day. | There is a [[similarity]] between our [[presence]] with each of you to your entering into a [[relationship]] like [[marriage]]. By this I do not mean that we are wed to you, for as time [[unfolds]], our assignments may shift, and you may be assigned elsewhere. I mean that the [[similarity]] is in [[trust]] and [[faith]]. When you enter into a relationship like [[marriage]], you hold in your view the [[hopes]] for a long term [[experience]], and yet you are faced with the [[reality]] that you can only deal day by day. |