We are here in North Georgia. In a few hours they will be Mr and Mrs Cloninger. I have the pleasure of officiating. As I meditated this morning on weddings I thought how I if I had to rank things we pastors "officiate" at it would be hard. Funerals, then weddings then baptisms?
With baptisms, kids are crying and squiggling and someone usually laughs when one of the kids does something funny. Enjoyable though not "weighty".
Funerals are deep, and rich and hard and tough. They are where reality meets the world we live in. Death is real and people can taste it. The Holy Spirit often uses that time to pull the veil back a bit. I could not say they are enjoyable though.
Weddings are wonderfully fun. A beautiful, joyful day where everyone loves everyone and hope abounds. A deep spiritual thing happens, but for the most part people are not listening, they are looking at the beauty of the bride, the tux of the groom, the glint of the ring, the first kiss. It is a visual event. Words do matter, but not much.
I am thinking that is the way things will be when Christ comes again. Words won't matter. It will be a visual event. No deep thoughts will be needed. Just the beauty seen and fully unveiled. The glint of the crowns, the kiss of the Son. The wedding today foreshadows that which is yet to come. The Wedding Feast.
Perhaps you are closer right now to a baptism, or a loved one has died. All have their place in our pilgrimage. It is good to meditate and think about.
For Robby and Katie, the wedding is NOW! So..congratulate them when you see them..and be reminded of the wedding yet to come!
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