29 Apr, 2011
Sincere Love
I had gone back and forth about wanting to put one more story on the web to highlight the wedding. However last night I found myself strangely compelled to watch the "royal wedding LIVE" Maybe it was the eagar people waiting on street corners, the beauty of the abbey and the trees inside, or guest arriving 3 hours early, or just the desire to watch history unfold.
Not planned I watched with a friend the entire wedding ceremony. Captured not just by the fashion or the guest list but by the words that where spoken. Here are an excerpts from the ceremony that caught my ear:
They spoke of love, of endurance of marriage. Opening the message with,
"Be who God made you to be, and you will set the world on fire" - Catherine of Siena
The bishop said, "this is a day of hope, every wedding is a royal wedding." He spoke of the depth of the spiritual journey together, and the chance to spiritually be able to catch a glimpse of what Christ love is through marriage.
"the holy spirit can fill our hearts with life. the holy spirit roots are love, joy, and peace."
Even Kate & William wrote a prayer that was read,
"Keep our eyes fixed on what is real and important in life"
In closing, the priest said
"may they abide in His love"
Romans 12:1, 2, 9 -18
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Love must be sincere.
Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
God ordained marriage to be a beautiful thing that captures the essence of Christ's deep love and intimacy with us. Something that is always so difficult to grasp. As you hear stories, watch couples, or have the chance to be married yourself one day you cannot help but be overwhelmed by this expression of love and how it displays how God is captivated by you.
Read Romans 12 in its entirety, for it sheds great light on God's deep love. What a glorious picture for the world to hear, and see displayed on live TV, and captured to replay everywhere. We know that marriage is not perfect, we know that William and Kate are not perfect but we do know that God's overwhelming love to care for our hearts and souls, is indeed Perfect.
It seems in our world there is not a person that does not know of the royal wedding happening. What a cool place to be able to talk about what happened. Listen, to what they have to say and talk about what the priest said. The thing about weddings is you have freedom to pick at and talk about every little detail. I challenge you to ask what they think about marriage, to ask what they thought of the talk. As Kate & William said in their prayer, "Keep our eyes fixed on what is real and important in life"
I cannot help but go to the verse in Hebrews 12: 1b-2a
"And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith."
So run, talk about the wedding and how we truly can Abide in His deep deep love.
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