I recently had the privilege of attending the last Shaw daughter wedding. Lyndsey and Jeremy Pelton your wedding was beautiful and eloquent. It was a true expression of your personalities. I watched the servant heart in both of you, as you spent a large part of your reception mingling with your guests as all your friends danced the night away. What a great example of the type of ministry leaders you will be together.
I observed something else at this wedding. A Mothers love. The grooms younger brother had died in a car accident just weeks before the wedding. In honor of his memory they left his spot as groomsmen empty. They also left an empty place setting at the head table. I can not imagine this Moms emotions on that day. The ecstatic joy of sharing in one sons wedding day, while at the same time carrying the most heartbreaking grief imaginable. I commend this moms choice to chose joy.
As I thought about that my mind was immediately reminded of adoption. Because lately everything in my life finds a connection to adoption. On the day that Brittany and Will bring home their precious baby, it will be a day filled with greatest joy for them. Yet they are already praying for the precious birth Mom. They are aware that their greatest joy comes at her greatest heartache.
But aren't these both a perfect example of redemption? The same redemption that God offers us. Our greatest joy, salvation, comes at God's greatest grief the crucifixion of his son Jesus. All three of these are examples of selfless love. A Mom setting aside her own grief to celebrate with her son. A birth mom choosing life for her child. And God willing to sacrifice his Son for a sinful world.
What if we all offered up selfless acts of love. Think about how even our small actions could change this world.
Luke 6:35 But, love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
Jeremy and Lyndsey I wish you the best and can not wait to see how God uses you as Mr and Mrs Pelton. Congratulations!!
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