Today is the last Saturday of August - the unofficial last Saturday of Summer - and there are likely thousands, if not tens of thousands, of weddings happening all across the country. .
Weddings are a beautiful ceremony within the Body of Christ (and the receptions are usually pretty fun too!). The symbolism of one becoming less so the two can be greater is a wonderful symbol of what happens to us in our relationship with Christ.
We give up our "stuff" (our sin, our desires, our wants) so that Christ can live in each of us, making us better versions of ourselves.
Paul, the apostle who Christ sent to minister to the gentiles (that's all of us), wrote, in his letter to the church at Ephesus, that we are to love as Christ loved the church. I love how The Message puts this passage, 'a love marked by giving, not getting'.
That is how Jesus loves us.
That is how a husband is called to love his wife and how a wife is called to love a husband.
That is how we are called to love each other.
Love marked by GIVING not GETTING.
As you kick off your weekend, and whether you are going to a wedding or not, look for ways to share the Jesus kind of love that marks our lives - the kind of love that is all about giving - not about what you will get.
Scripture...(click on the link below)
Fun Fact#11
On average there are 6,200 weddings everyday in the US...with an average attendance of 178 people.
In a day that means, 1.1 MILLION people are going to a wedding today!
That's a lot of Chicken Dancing....
Question of the Day...
What is your favorite thing about a wedding?
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