Recently I shared via this blog that Rocky and I were
getting married. That was just two or three weeks ago. We needed the legal
protections and benefits of marriage and, with it now available, we went for
it.
Our pastor had an opening on Sunday, February 14th
and we jumped at it. A quick request for our kids and grandkids to join with us
and a few people central to our lives, we actually didn’t have a formal
invitation list. The idea was to have a small, simple ceremony without much
fuss.
We did let people know what we were doing informally via the
blog and Facebook. We had no idea how others would react and we were surprised
when 100 people showed up, celebrated with us at the ceremony, and remained to
enjoy a typical church pot luck supper! The food was nothing short of fabulous!
The camaraderie and love in the room was breath taking. And, Rocky and I felt
enormously supported by everyone.
Facebook responses numbered nearly 200. We had no idea so
many people would be this loving and caring. They were and are. We are blessed
and humbled by the out pouring of love from each and every one of them.
Also to be reported is an excitement we feel that is
tangible. As important and life changing as our commitment ceremony was nearly
eleven years ago, the wedding was different and we feel that in ways
unimagined.
We are grateful to a nation and state that supports same
gender marriage. We have been active church members and contributors for a very
long time. We take our spiritual life seriously. It enriches us and presses us
forward toward greater self knowledge and development. So too marriage. We take
that seriously. It is an important part of who we are.
I know there are those who don’t understand this, but that’s
their problem to work through, not mine to be other than who I am. They need to
open their minds and hearts and see the whole world as it really is, not a
mirror of what they thought is was and should be. One vision is narrow; the
other is open and expanding.
Now there is an endorsement to spirituality if I ever saw
one!
Thank you to each and every person who shared with us in
thought, presence and action in our wedding. We are grateful beyond words.
February 18, 2016
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