Thursday, September 14, 2017

day no. 14,206: hello, my name is "I do"

Genesis 24:63-67
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, there were camels coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel 65 and said to the servant, “Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
 
Isaac went out for a walk in the field and ended up attending his own impromptu wedding. A bride and groom are not typically introduced at the altar, but here we see, "Nice to meet you," followed by, "I do." And Isaac loved her. This may seem extreme, and perhaps it is, but that only implies then that our marriages, followed by months of engagement - preceded by months (if not years) of dating, should be all the more set up for long term success, right?
 
Right?

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