The Marriage That Chooses Forgiveness

We've come to the end of this section on communication and forgiveness. And what Paul places as the capstone over it all is love — the bond that holds all the other virtues together. You can practice listening better, speaking more carefully, forgiving more often — and you'll still fail at all of it sometimes. But when love is at the center, failures don't destroy. They become opportunities to begin again. A marriage that chooses forgiveness isn't a marriage without pain. It's a marriage that has discovered that pain doesn't get to have the last word. That love is stronger than pride, more lasting than hurt, more powerful than any mistake. That's the marriage God dreamed for you. Keep choosing it.