For those of you who know me well you know that I have the nickname of being the 'Party Girl'. I love people, I love parties, I love dancing and laughter...and yet...it is never satisfying. In the midst of parties I feel the most lonely. At weddings I want to leave and cry of loneliness. I don't want to cry out of loneliness of not being married, but the loneliness of 'Already, but not yet.' We are engaged but not married to our Future Husband. We get tastes and kisses from Him but we are not with him yet. Oh how I ache for the day when loneliness is no more. Suffering is no more. A day when we are free to dance in perfect joy that we are forever with our Souls One Desire.
My 'bosom friend' Jeb Ralston wrote this Essay after the SCOTUS ruling and I thought it was so beautiful and provocative. I am thankful to say that I have been a member of churches and a member of a team now that I believe actually do a wonderful job at loving on singles, but I know this to not always be the case. I hope that this vulnerable essay on singleness is encouraging and uplifting and maybe even eye opening to the broader needs of the Church in general.
http://jebralston.com/2015/07/05/falling-through-the-cracks-of-traditional-progressive-marriage/
