wore off I reached for any reassurance I could find that the world was not crumbling in on me. Since I found it impossible even to think of myself remaining single for the rest of my life, I clung to the promises that the saints held out to me of restoration of what I had lost through remarriage. I vividly remember sitting up late into the night with my friend and pastor as he confidently told me I had nothing to worry about. “Joe,” he said, “the single gals will know you are committed to Christ