The sun has come up and our neighborhood is just about as silent as it would be on a below zero morning in January. It looks to be a grand day, with hotter temperatures and later tonight some much needed rain. I am draining the cup dry of my Door County Cinnamon Sugar Biscotti Coffee. There will be two cups today in my future.
Song of Solomon 8:6-7New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
its jealousy as enduring as the grave.
Love flashes like fire,
the brightest kind of flame.
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
nor can rivers drown it.
If a man tried to buy love
with all his wealth,
his offer would be utterly scorned.
like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
its jealousy as enduring as the grave.
Love flashes like fire,
the brightest kind of flame.
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
nor can rivers drown it.
If a man tried to buy love
with all his wealth,
his offer would be utterly scorned.
Later today I will be attending the wedding of two friends. I have been praying for this day a long time. I thank God that two nice people have found each other and have decided to share their lives with one another.
Weddings usually are a day when those celebrating with the couple bring gifts to them. We will be doing that today as well as many other people will do. But the two most important gifts given today were already given.
The first gift was given by God. He made two individuals and placed them on the Earth. He gave to both of them the ability to love others. He then orchestrated a path that would have Heather and Paul meet. The ability to share love then took over. Today they celebrate that gift of being able to love others.
The second gift that was given was a choice that Heather and Paul made before announcing their wedding day. They chose to share their individual lives with one another on this day. Not out of need, mind you, but a choice to be together in good and in bad. To choose to share your life with another person is perhaps the greatest gift you can give. To choose to share your life out of love is even greater.
People marry for many reasons. Infatuation, need, desperation, greed, lust and loneliness could be some factors, I am afraid for many marriages. But the choice to love and share your life is the best reason.
This marriage will survive because of that choice and their faith based on God being the head of the marriage.
There are many weddings that I get dragged to and I sit there praying more than enjoying the day because I see the reasons for the wedding and the lack of God and love as the foundation.
But today I attend with joy. I will still pray for Heather and Paul, but my prayer will be different. It will be a prayer of happiness thanking God for putting two people in the right place at the right time who will love Him first and each other second. Their love for each other will grow even more than what they know of today. This is a happy day!
God bless,
Marty
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