I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.”
Psalm 40:8 NIV
The day of my son's wedding was the very day my wife and I received the call we've been waiting for letting us know that far away in a Cuenca, Ecuador orphanage would be a son that would become our own. I remember standing in the kitchen when the phone rang at the same time as our in-laws arrived down to the cities from Warren, Minnesota. I heard my wife screaming with tears of joy with the news. As I let my in-laws in the house, I explained to them about the child that would be our own while listening to the excitement in their voices.
Through time, our son never disappointed us. His vivaciousness and his zest for fun kept our family going. Like all children, we were amazed at the wonderful gifts God would bestow on our son- his perfect pitch, his love for the piano and reading would always challenge him for discovering things in life and God.
It seems as parents we try to skip to the end of the book rather than savor each moment of a child's life. A friend I spoke with reminded me of this very fact when she had wished she would have savored each moment in the life of her recently departed grandmother.
As my wife and I watched the bride being escorted by her father down the Isle to the place my son, dressed in his suit, stood I had tears of joy as I witnessed the new chapter in his life. It was a moment that we had been waiting for since we first met Morgan. I was reminded while watching my son and new daughter-in-law recite their wedding vows how much God truly loves each of us. I was reminded even in the face of grief, God continues to desire to 'write' future chapters to your life. As he does so, you will begin to see how those previous melancholic chapters fit into the mighty crescendo chapters ahead.
I was also reminded of how much God truly loves us and wants to be part of our lives if we would only let him.
Yes, weddings may have a temporary sadness as we watch our son and daughter merge their lives together, but we rejoice to watch those future chapters of their lives unfold. God will never disappoint if we choose to trust him with whatever we are going through in life because He loves you.
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