Thursday, February 9, 2012

Love and Marriage

"Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing." ~ Goethe

I am getting excited. Tomorrow at this time, the hall will be decorated for my friend Shelley’s wedding. We will have broken bread together and blessed her and her fiancĂ©.

I love this story of love and marriage. I remember the summer Shel met John…her excitement and joy. I was intrigued. This summer I sat with them having lunch. We had ice cream in White Rock later. We sat in the living room as it grew dark, talking non-stop. We forfeited a walk along one of my favourite beaches in the world as John and I got to know each other better. By the time I left, I was hoping an engagement would be forthcoming. Hurray!

On World Happy Day, they will exchange their vows in front of a relatively small cloud of witnesses. I pray that this marriage will be the real thing for both of them, grounded in their love and in God who has called them together.

Peace,

Suzanne

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