A perfect blend

Yesterday I went to Kimmy and Albert's wedding. There were two things that I really loved about the wedding:
1) the way that when Kimmy walked down the aisle, the traditional wedding song wasn't playing. Mike was playing, "Holy, Holy, Holy". I thought that that was more appropriate.
2) the way that Kimmy and Albert blended their different cultures in the wedding. The way that the Bible was read in English and Spanish. The way that they had the lasso ritual while "Amazing Grace" was sung. The way that at the reception Kimmy wore her Belizian attire while a Mariachi band was playing. The way that during the slideshow, they played Stevie Wonder during Kimmy's pictures and Santana during Albert's.

I wondered why this mix affected me so much. But during the wedding and reception, all I could think about was how I really wanted this to happen in my wedding. Yesterday, I thoroughly enjoyed the Mariachi and "Amazing Grace." I enjoyed "Beloved" and "Te Alabare."

Today at church, God revealed to me why it hit home: The wedding represents my life. My life is mixture of cultures tht God wnts to blend together.

God spoke very clearly today at church:
"You are a perfect blend
a beautiful demonstration of my creativity
The division is not 50-50
Or 50-25-25
It overlaps
There is no division
You are a living representation of diversity
Multiple cultures blending together
Into one beautiful woman
Everything you do is an outward leaking of who you are
Displaying your cultures
While resting in My joy
In My security
There is not distinct line
Dividing you into opposing sides
My vision for unity is made manifest in you
The warring sides
The uncertainty
But my desire is for you
Is that you would be unified
Is that there would be a blend
A mix of cultures
That there would be no worry of
Favoritism
That you wouldn't be Puerto Rican in one setting
And Jamaican in another
I want to develop you into someone
Who is Jamaica Rican everywhere
Who is a direct reflection of Me
Who lets My love
My joy
My healing flow through you
You are a perfect blend
Don't worry about how to live that out
I will guide you
I will teach you
Just remember who you are
Just remember who you are
A perfect blend."

(3/9/08)