Back from my friends’ wedding – I’m friends with both the bride & groom from the young adult group at church. The mass and reception afterwards were beautiful, joyous & fun. A true expression of the couple. One thing I love about weddings is meeting all the other people in your friends’ lives. You don’t get to spend much time with the actual bride & groom but you see them in a new way through the eyes of others. A group of us were there from church. We actually had known the couple the least amount of time amongst all the guests (just 4 years or so). I’m really glad I went.
An interesting side note. Weddings usually make me a little melancholy. This phenomenon only got worse as I inched along in years towards spinsterhood. When would I ever find that special someone? Would I ever find someone with whom I had that connection? It’s interesting because this couple SO have that connection. They share their spiritual life, and even their vows reflected this. They promised to see Christ in each other, and to look for God in their lives together and in those around them. And they meant it. This time though, no melancholy. I was able to witness this beautiful bond and sacrament, truly be present and supportive of the couple, without any of the … "why not me’s". A genuine shift….. Which is in itself interesting and indicative of some internal movement I think. As I find my own path in life, a different path, with a different type of connection. But I’m thinking just as fulfilling, for me.
I’m rambling, and still processing this all. But it was so nice to be there and just be happy for them……
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