Matthew 19:4-6
‘Haven’t you read,’ He replied, ‘that at the beginning the Creator made them male and female, and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.’
It was 62 years ago, July 10, 1952 to be exact, that Joyce and I became one flesh. It was a blazing hot day in Nampa, Idaho, and there was no such thing as air conditioning in the church. As a matter of fact there was not even a fan.
Joyce and I were both eighteen. We had first met when we were fourteen and had been sweethearts all through high school. People had a tendency to smirk and say we were too young. In fact there was a song back in the 50’s, They Tried to Tell Us We’re Too Young. People thought they knew best, but they did not know how level of devotion to each other.
While we were indeed quite young, we were totally committed to Jesus first and then to each other. Without apology we were both virgins and our decision to wait made our wedding day special.
When we recited our vows in the presence of our family and friends, we were uniting our very being. We could actually feel that we had become one flesh. Across these 62 years we have grown old together. Becoming one flesh is a blessing we would pray for each married husband and wife.
May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!
– – – Pastor Cecil