It’s here, It’s here! The Royal Wedding is here! Well, by now it’s come and gone, but it’s here! And throughout the past few months since William proposed to the lovely Kate – I must admit, I’ve been quite obsessed, and un-ashamedly so. I’ve been singing in my head all day a dear old tune from one of the classics, “Get me to the church on time” from My Fair Lady.
I think weddings are so special because it’s a practical example of how Christ loves his people, the Church. As I watched William and Kate share in their special moment, I couldn’t stop thinking about how their love was so evident throughout the whole ceremony, as did the rest of the commentators. I loved that Kate did her own makeup and was conscious about making sure she looked like herself for her husband. As Christians – we bring to Christ the ENTIRETY of ourselves, and Christ loves us no matter what. The way William looked at her, you could sense the deep and resounding love. There are times in my life, were I feel the deep and resounding love of the Father – thinking that I am a princess in his Kingdom! I feel so pretty and so special…but I feel like me! I don’t feel like I need a fancy hair do, or a beautiful stunning dress to wear – but that Christ loves me for who I am, and that’s all that matters. While I may not be royalty on this Earth, I am royalty in another Kingdom! God sees me for who I am and he calls me daughter – and a royal wedding gives me a little reminder of my own wedding to Christ when I was baptized into his bride.
Sure, it was lavish and insane and waaaay over the top. And yeah, my wedding was no where NEAR theirs. I mean, her bouquet probably cost more than my entire wedding, but can’t I be happy for them? Can’t I want for their marriage the love and joy and peace and patience and kindness and gentleness and self-control I’ve given and received through mine? Can’t we, as a body of Believers, revel in the respect and the sanctity they are giving marriage at all? I mean – they could have gone off and eloped, or never married, or whatever, and while I don’t know their history entirely, I can respect their wedding strictly on the fact that they are upholding the sanctity of something Christ felt so dear that he used it as a metaphor for his love for his people.
Also – we can’t ignore the fact that Christ has called us to live in community with one another. And the early church did everything together! They lived, ate, drank, celebrated, mourned, and had the opportunity to just be together. I am sure in that being they had the opportunity to watch one another go through various stages of life, marriage being one of them. As the global community, which we absolutely are now, this is our opportunity to be with William and Kate; to celebrate with them in spirit if not in person. I am in the same global community that William and Kate are. We make up the population of the Earth together, and they play a very important role. They represent my generation and potentially will rule, and make decisions that impact me and many many others. So if I can celebrate with them and give them this time to be in community with each other and those around them, when it comes time for our community to take authority over this earthly Kingdom, we’ll be maybe a little bit more prepared for the journey.
So William and Kate – I wish you the best. I pray that your marriage be as blessed as mine has been. May it be an adventure that you share together and may you continually seek to prosper each other as you glorify God in all that you do.