Reflections On a Wedding
This past weekend I was blessed to be a part of the wedding of my good friend Kyle Sapp. We spent 4 years at Harding University, every weekday and many weekends singing in Concert Choir. The wedding was a bit of a reunion for us Church-of-Christ-acappella-luvin’-Bible-Nerd types. I am still working through the slew of feelings it left me.
1) Kyle’s and Erin’s wedding was a celebration for all of us. The wedding party included his and her parents, two adoptive families and us Harding family. Having walked along side a few of the crushing defeats and incredible victories in Kyle’s life, it felt like a win for all of us.
2) Churches have not been kind to us. Four out of the five of us who have gone on to full time ministry are on our third church in five years. We have scars to prove it.
3) I miss community. I’ve made great friends since college, but nothing like those guys. Having not seen them in years, I feel like they still know me better than anyone. I am not satisfied with saying I’ll never experience that typed of community again.
4) Weddings are sacred. Our culture isn’t. We need more sacredness.
More to come on these thoughts.
