Over the weekend I had an opportunity to join two
wonderful people in the bonds of Holy Wedlock.
Jude and Carrie are homeless right now. They have been
sleeping outside and have nothing to call their own, yet they both wanted to
get married.
So, the Body of Christ surrounded them and poured out a
marvelous blessing of love upon them. What’s more, God Himself smiled upon them
both and personally provided the rings that they placed on one another’s
fingers.
Carrie’s Ring
One week before the wedding, at the Motel Church, a
volunteer overheard Carrie mention that she did not have a ring for her
wedding. This man, who wasn’t supposed
to be serving that day, offered up a ring that he had found laying in the
parking lot of a rest area a few months previously. The ring was gorgeous, and
appraised for thousands of dollars. When no one claimed it he had first thought
to melt it down and offer the money to the Church. But when he heard Carrie’s
story he knew that God had given that ring to him so he could give it to
Carrie.
Jude’s Ring
On the morning of the wedding I had met with Jude and
Carrie at the motel where the motel church meets each week. Some very generous
people had offered to pay a few weeks worth of rent at the motel to give them a
place to stay as they started out their life together. So, after we had taken
care of getting their room set up , Jude and I stepped out of the office and
saw Carrie speaking with my friend Mike. Some of you may remember that about a
year or so ago we had helped Mike and Marie and their baby Mikala at this same
motel. Carrie started to introduce Mike to me, as if I didn’t know him, but
before she could I threw my arms around Mike and gave him a big hug. As usual,
he smiled quietly and mumbled a soft “hello.”
As Jude and Carrie and I talked about the last minute
details of their wedding which would begin that afternoon, I made mention of
the fact that we didn’t yet have a ring for her to give to Jude. When Jude and
Carrie left to go get ready for the wedding, Mike held out his hand to me and
dropped a silver men’s wedding ring into my hand. “Let it be a surprise,” he
said.
So, that afternoon when Jude slipped that expensive
diamond ring on to Carrie’s finger, and as she slipped that silver ring on to
his finger, and as they both repeated their vows to God and to one another, it
was marvelous to see how perfectly those rings fit them.
God is so full of love like this for each of us. He knows
our needs. He sees us where we are. He takes note of those things that would
bless our hearts. He even knows our needs before we ask.
He knows the number of
hairs on your head, and he also knows your ring size.
Isn’t God awesome?
-kg
2 comments:
Wow, again another great story. Thanks for taking the time to share these glorious details.
Mike
God knows their ring size, but not an address where they can live ???
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