A WEDDING

Written by Luz Leigh – 07 April 2008

      Some of you who come to my web page often have noticed that for several weeks nothing new has been added. I do apologize for that, and thank you for your continued visitations to the site, but my life has been in an uproar. Nothing serious; I just feel like the world is a carousel and does not stop for me to exit the merry-go-round. I have excuses, not reasons, for having not written in a while.

      There are days when the “writer’s block” kicks in; there are days when there are lots of thoughts that I would love to type and put on the screen for others to read, but the clock contains not enough hours, and then there were the days when I was physically ill and had not the strength to type my thoughts. But, I am here today and I have a few things to share.

      Easter has come and gone. Such a wonderful time of the year; new growth everywhere to remind us of the resurrection which gives new life to all who believe.

      We have a family wedding later this spring and although my grown children are taking care of the details, I must do my share of being concerned. I even dreamed that I had forgotten the day of the wedding and was off shopping during the hours I should have been at the ceremony. What a wonderful relief when I awakened to see that I had not missed the opportunity to wear my new outfit and especially the new hat I have for the occasion. Oh, yeah, I did not miss the marriage ceremony; that IS the reason for the celebration.

      When thinking about weddings or marriages, I recalled that Jesus’ first miracle was performed at a wedding in Cana in Galilee. Remember He, His mother and His disciples were at a wedding. Mary discovered that the wine that was being served to the guests was gone. She came to Jesus and said, “They have no more wine.” Well, you know how the story goes…..Jesus had the servants fill some barrels with water. He then instructed the servants to take a sample of the “water” to the master of the wedding banquet for his approval. Not only was the wine acceptable, it was deemed to be even better than the wine that was served at the beginning of the banquet. (Well, why not? After all it was made by the Creator Himself.)

      It is my hope that whatever beverages that will be served at my son’s wedding will be ample in amount for all the guests. We will not have Jesus there to turn any water into iced tea or diet colas. But, His spirit will be among us, sharing in the happiness that will abound on that day.