Sunday, June 7, 2009

A Tale of Two Weddings

Let me preface this post by saying that if you were in attendance at either wedding, my goal is not to offend; however, rather I am merely pointing out the BO elements therein.
I attended two weddings on two consecutive Saturdays. There were commonalities between the two. Both weddings were in churches. The bride and groom at both are Lutheran. Each had four clergy members participating in the service. The brothers of the grooms were the best men. There were some things which during each wedding which clearly pointed to the character of the couple getting married.
Here is the deviation: one wedding was Christ-centered. One wedding was human-centered. One preacher spoke of how the focus couldn't be on the wedding couple lest it become too overwhelming for the couple. He turned the focus around to Christ and how the focus was to be on Him throughout not only the wedding, but the marriage as well. One preacher spoke of the wedding couple. Christ made honorable mention as the third leg of "a three-legged stool."
At one wedding we sang the Te Deum, and we sang a hymn asking Christ to bless the couple and their life together. At one wedding we heard the bride's father and uncles sing about "My Girl", a song all about the bride. Did I mention that the father and uncles were dancing and wearing sunglasses?
All in all, the two weddings were completely opposite of each other. Isn't Christ the point?

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