Abstaining....
A young newly wed couple wanted to join a church. The reverend 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 obviously very depressed.
"You are back so soon... Is there a problem?" the Reverend 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 Reverend 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 Reverend.
"We know." said the young man, hanging his head. "We're not welcome
at Bunnings either."
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