The Miracles In Front Of Us

“At the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.”

—Mark 10:6–8

Of all the things I get to do, officiating weddings for people I love is my absolute favorite. When you officiate a wedding, you’re right there in the moment of before and after, of single and married, of independent and “till death do us part.” I believe in the way God knits two people together when they stand before him on their wedding day. Something sacred happens in that moment, something that will, with grace and intention and faith and hard work, build upon itself and grow in power and beauty and durability with each passing year.

It’s easy, when your own world feels dark and fragmented, to become self-focused, only able to see the frustration and pain of your own life. However, life hands us opportunities at every turn to wake up from our own bad dreams and realize that really lovely things are happening all the time. Sometimes a wedding has put me back in the right direction, reminding me that it’s not all about me, and that love matters more than almost anything.