This last Saturday I was privileged to preside at a wonderful wedding in St. Michael for Jennifer and Travis. The church was packed and those gathered were smiling and so excited for this couple as they came before God to make their vows.
"One flesh" was the theme of my meditation for this couple. What does it mean to live in "one flesh?" What does it look like to live in "one flesh?"
During the music following their vows, Jennifer looked into the eyes of Travis and said "You are my husband" in an amazed tone of voice. As she said this Travis nodded and smiled.
In the middle of gay rights issues and people asserting what they deserve in the church, it is refreshing to come back to the basics of marriage at such a service as this last Saturday.
In the beginning God created us male and female. In Matthew Jesus says that a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and the two will become one flesh. Is there intent expressed by God for the sacredness of marriage here?
May God bless all marriages and may our Lord be honored through vows spoken and lived out in "one flesh."
-Pastor Durk
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