The Royal Wedding

Posted by Pastor Nan on 14 April 2011 | 1 Comments

Wedding fever has hit the nation as we gear up for the very Royal wedding of William and Kate. There is nothing like a wedding to take people’s minds off the negative economy and all the stuff that would cause anxiety and depression. What will her dress be like? What colour will the queen be in? Will William wear a kilt?!! Who knows? But I will be watching the ceremony on TV along with millions of others.

I remember the wedding of Charles and Diana. I was living in South Africa and all of us girls in the church congregated at a friend’s house in Witbank. She had a small holding and plenty of space for us and our children. We had refreshments laid on and there was a lot of speculation as to the dress etc. We were kept entertained by the filming of all the wedding guests arriving and the description of who’s who and what they were wearing, even down to the cost of the wonderful hats the ladies wore. Some of which were more than a month’s wages for many of us at the time! We sat glued to the TV for the duration of the marriage ceremony and watched as Charles and Di made their procession from Westminster Cathedral to Buckingham Palace. The open coach and the escort of the Queen’s guards all made for a fairy tale wedding and one we will never forget. Then of course, there was the famous ‘balcony kiss’! Will William and Kate oblige us all and delight us with more of the same? Who knows?

The wedding ceremony was traditional and in keeping with a Prince and Princess of the realm but there was one part that stood out for me. That was the reading of 1 Corinthians chapter 13, the famous love chapter. I want to lay it out for you from the Amplified translation of the bible. I have left blanks so you can fill the spaces with your name.

................................... suffers long and is kind: ....................................... does not envy: ................................... does not parade him/herself, is not puffed up: ............................... does not behave rudely, does not seek his/her own: ........................................ is not provoked, thinks no evil, does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in truth: ........................... bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 

This chapter was not written for weddings, but for all of us so that we can walk the love walk on a daily basis. We can apply these time proven principles to our lives, marriages, families and relationships and live life on a much higher level. Just think of all the grief we would be spared if we purposefully chose to love folks and look for the best in everyone.

Life is so daily and it’s too short to hold on to grudges, unforgiveness and bad attitudes. It’s the small adjustments we make that bring the biggest changes.

Enjoy the wedding!

Nan