A newlywed couple wanted to join a church. The
pastor told them, ""We have special requirements for
new parishioners. You must abstain from sex for one
whole month.""
The couple agreed and, after two-and-a-half
Weeks, returned to the Church. When the Pastor ushers
them into his Office, the wife is crying, and
the husband is obviously very depressed.
""You are back so soon...Is there a problem?"", the
pastor inquired.
""We are terribly ashamed to admit that we did
not manage to abstain from sex for the required
month"", the young man replied sadly.
The pastor asked him what happened.
Well, the first week was difficult. However,we
managed to abstain through sheer willpower. The
second week was terrible, but with the use of prayer,
we managed to abstain. However, the third week was
unbearable. We tried cold showers, prayer, reading
from the Bible...anything to keep our minds
off carnal thoughts. One afternoon, my wife reached
for a can of paint and dropped it. When she bent over to pick it up, I
was overcome with lust and had my way with her right then and there"",
admitted the man, shamefacedly.
""You understand this means you will not be
welcome in our church"", stated the pastor.
""We know"", said the young man, hanging his head, ""we're not welcome back
at Home Depot, either.""