| | A Series of Unfortunate Events
The dutiful police officer last night gave me a citation as a wedding gift around 4:00 AM this morning. To be fair, though, it looked like he was really choked up about giving me the ticket. I imagine things would have been better for me if I told him that I was getting married that day, but I think the guilt would have driven him over the edge.
I had just dropped off one of my groomsmen at his apartment. We had spent the previous four hours trying to decorate the sanctuary for the wedding. In the process, we nearly suffered decapitation, dismemberment, blunt trauma, and vertigo. Tim and I nearly killed ourselves, wrestling with a 20 foot extension ladder. As tired and sick we both were, we could barely lift the ladder or maneuver it into position. Several times we almost dropped the ladder on ourselves or toppled over into who knows what kind of horrible demise.
Tim's the best friend a guy could have, but he let me climb the ladder, which wobbled and shook unnervingly as I went up to try and hang the banners. And when we finally hung one up, we understood completely the concept of diminishing returns. Christina would kill me if she saw what I was trying to do and the lengths we were going through. But by the grace of God, we realized that maybe it was time to call it a night.
For most of the week, I had been struggling with a cold, that just got worse and worse as the week went on. At the rehearsal, I hacked and coughed through the vows. But as I woke up this morning, the sun was out, and my illness was greatly diminished. Now I'm holding out for the chance that the police officer will show up at the wedding and tear up my ticket.
Things were getting a little hairy towards the end, but it was a reminder that despite all my best efforts and preparation, we are continually sustained through God's provision. And here I am now, carried by God's grace, humbled by my foolishness, and anticipating the joy that is to come.
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| | Posted 10/21/2006 11:38 AM - 152 Views - 30 eProps - 15 comments
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