Week of the Bride, Pt 5: Final Preparations

What a day filled with beauty!  The beauty of a shared goal, tomorrow's celebration.  The beauty of God's flowering earth, literal and figurative.  The beauty of friends and family...of coming together. The beauty of music and words, and people who love God.  ...of singing, of laughter, of fun, of food and dancing, and yes, even the beauty of tears.  The beauty of preparation.  The beauty of anticipation...of hoping.

Why so much of it?  Is it worth it...all the preparation?  You bet it is.  It taps into the deepest parts of us, to join something we so deeply desire, to give of ourselves for even moments of beauty and joy.  We live for moments of aspiration and for what they reflect of God.

These kinds of things help us know that we really are getting ready for something beyond ourselves and we know this most deeply when we do this together.