Today, there is a great need for spouses who testify that the crisis is not a curse, but an opportunity for renewal - Pope Francis praised the self-sacrificing work of the Retrouvaille organization at the meeting held in the Vatican at the beginning of November.
Retrouvaille is a worldwide Christian marriage aid organization that gives couples the opportunity to move on from crises in their relationships and grow as a couple. The lay-led service was created to help struggling couples overcome crises, restore and rebuild their marriages. The facilitators of the program, therefore, are not trained marriage counselors, but ordinary couples who share their personal stories of struggles and the journey they have taken…
... "We should not be afraid of crises," the Holy Father began his speech, which he said in praise of the Christian organization. Pope Francis lingered for a long time on the issue of the crisis. He explained that the crisis situation in relationships necessarily shakes us, it is unpleasant and we can never come out of it in the same way as before. At the same time , it is useful because it helps you grow and shape up.
"I identify with your experience, which invites us to see the crisis as an opportunity: yes, as a painful opportunity, but as an opportunity (...) to make a qualitative leap in relations," continued Pope Francis.
...Today there is a great need for people, spouses, who know how to bear witness to the fact that the crisis is not a curse, but part of the road and represents an opportunity" He then added that priests and bishops also have a similar task, they must show for couples, that there is still room for growth and change in the midst of difficult relationship struggles...
... Finally, Pope Francis also spoke about the fact that in life there will always be challenges that must be overcome, because human life does not take place in a sterile laboratory. But Jesus accompanies us along the way, just as the Retrouvaille service provides help...
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