Faith Essentials

  While preparing for my friend's daughter's wedding this weekend, I was reminded of how wonderful it is to have many friends. It's truly beautiful to see everyone come together to help. While the friends of the bride and groom are usually the most honored guests on the wedding day itself, a lot of serving happens behind the scenes in the days prior. In the days leading up to the ceremony, friends of the bridal family come together to assist with all the preparations. This often involves hours of selfless service, from baking desserts and arranging table settings to decorating and cleaning up after the celebration. Friends of the bridal party are not like the other ordinary guests. They make themselves completely available to the bride and groom, ready to wait on them with any requests and tasks that need to be done. Yes, they are the most honored guests, but they also voluntarily dedicate much of their time and service to the bride and groom. I also remembered John, who sh...