some of my dear friends were married this weekend in the outer banks of north carolina. if i get married someday, this is what i'd want my wedding to be like. the first half of the wedding was more or less church. it was time spent in the presence of God. if there is worship music at weddings, where people are supposed to sing, people usually rat whisper and don't sing. not this time. i was overcome with emotion during most of the wedding, but especially during the music. it was loud, people were belting it out (including the bride and groom), and i was trying to sing through tears. there was no doubt they wanted the glory of God to be central not just at the wedding, but in their whole lives. i'll remember that day not only because jeff & kate got married, but because of what God communicated to my own heart:
- "what God has brought together" carries so much more weight than i realize. there's a huge amount of freedom in that.
- i find joy in really small things, especially in the lives of my friends, moreso than small things in my own life
- i left feeling more afraid of marriage than ever before, which is hard to imagine, but i think it's just because maybe i understand it a little better
some of my dear friends were married this weekend in the outer banks of north carolina. if i get married someday, this is what i'd want my wedding to be like. the first half of the wedding was more or less church. it was time spent in the presence of God. if there is worship music at weddings, where people are supposed to sing, people usually rat whisper and don't sing. not this time. i was overcome with emotion during most of the wedding, but especially during the music. it was loud, people were belting it out (including the bride and groom), and i was trying to sing through tears. there was no doubt they wanted the glory of God to be central not just at the wedding, but in their whole lives. i'll remember that day not only because jeff & kate got married, but because of what God communicated to my own heart:
