A young couple wanted to join the church, the pastor told them,
"We have a special requirement for new member couples. You must
abstain from sex for one whole month. "The couple agreed, but after


two-and-a-half weeks returned to
the Church. When the Pastor ushered them into his office, the wife
was crying and the husband was 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 1st 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 3rd 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 I just had my way with
her right then and there. It was lustful,
loud, passionate sex. It lasted for over an hour and when we
were done we were both drenched in
sweat." admitted the man, shamefacedly. The pastor lowered his head and said sternly,"You understand this means you will not be welcome in our church."

"We know."
said the young man, hanging his head, "We're not welcome at Home Depot
either."