Wednesday, December 5, 2007

A Lifetime

Man I am just floored right now by The Wedding and everything that they are. What a beautiful thing. What is more beautiful? The making of one between two of God's most precious creations. The whole day, the magic, the happiness. Nothing sweeter. I am glad that they at least still retain some substance, are not just a wasted day, treated carelessly. Our culture is a ruthless killer, I hate what it has done to so many things.
I can't help being completely terrified at the same time though, and I am sure I am not alone. What a scary thing, committing yourself to one person FOREVER. I mean I have a hard time committing to things even weeks away. Forever? How do I know they are the "right" person? What if we change? What if there is someone "better" for me? No wonder the divorce rate is so high. The wedding is so beautiful, and then made so ugly when people treat it only as a day. It is more than a day. It is a lifetime. 
But in the end, really I can't wait for the day. It used to be for all the good stuff that the day is. But now, I mainly can't wait to get to that day because once that day comes, that pretty much means I will finally be that committed and learned what the real definition of love is. 

"Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,  does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered,  does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."

Ok, maybe i won't really know how to love yet, but why do you think He decided a lifetime?