A Sweet Ending to a New Beginning

"So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” - Matthew 19:6

 October 18, 2014, Saturday, we witnessed the civil rites of Eula (my cousin) and Radger. It was indeed a very joyful and heart-warming event dahil sa pagkahaba-haba nga daw ng prusisyon, sa Tramway Buffet, este, sa simbahan din ang tuloy. Yes, the event was held at Tramway Buffet. Joyful dahil hindi lang ‘to kasal; mini reunion din ng Agustin clan. Nakakatuwang makita ulit ang kaming mga kamag-anakan. Heart warming dahil, mayroong mga nadagdag sa aming pamilya, and that is the Alday family.

Sadyang napakabilis ng panahon. Mga bata lang kami noon, at hindi ako makapaniwala na ikakasal na si Eula. Napakaraming nangyari and seeing them finally uniting the ties is really nakakatuwa. A young couple joined happily by God’s grace. Representatives of the PLMC family also attended. Sila ay sina Pastor Rey, Pastora Nette, Ate Mai (Eula’s cell leader), and Merriam (Eula and Ate Mai’s classmate back in college). Though hindi si Pastor Rey ang nagkasal, God blessed the newlyweds and the whole occasion through him. 

One thing that I liked most about the event are messages Eula and Radger have for each other. I like what he said to her that they should stay prayerful. I love what she said to him that in all ways she would submit to him. 

Hindi nga biro ang pag-aasawa. People may be happy and people may spend a lot in a wedding but I always believe that what couples should prepare is the marriage. Isang araw lang ang kasal while panghabambuhay ang pagsasamahan ng couple. I have seen my parents went through the thick and thin of life. Pero seeing them still stay together is something really amazing kahit pa they have seen the worst of each other. And maybe that is one of the secret ingredients of a lasting marriage. Not just love one another, but love one another unconditionally. Tulad ng ipinakitang pagmamahal ng Panginoon sa atin, walang kondisyon. And being a married person, naniniwala kong kakabit na noon ang pagiging isang magulang. There should never be a room for selfishness in a marriage.

Amazing that thought like these about marriage came from a single person like me.  Mukha bang matured mag-isip? Hahah. Maybe, God is training me to think about marriage in a mature way kahit 21 palang ako. I know I may sound too idealistic at times. But God, with my two decades and a year of existence, had showed me different situations about life that made me the conviction that I should not treat marriage the way the world thinks of it nowadays. And I am blessed because He opened my eyes to the things that I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t known Him. 

So to the newlyweds, I pray for a lasting strong marriage for them. And of course that will only be possible if they let God be their center everyday. I pray na kahit na ano pa mang problema ang dumaan, hindi nila sukuan ang isa’t-isa. And I pray that they will use this marriage to glorify God even more. :)

That was it for today :) God bless us!

The newlyweds. Radger Alday and Eula Bernadette Cruz-Alday.