A
Marriage Candle Reflection by Stan Ratcliff
I am
sitting here watching a candle burn. The flame is made up of many colors
but the yellow and orange tones seem to predominate and through it all is a
background of white light. And as I watch the candle burn I see these three
colors intertwined with each other, at times red dominates and then orange
but always they are revealed upon a background of the white light. And
together they light up the room more than any one of them would, and even
more so than if they were separated and placed in different parts of the
room.
How like
a married relationship this candle is, the yellow and orange tones are man
and wife intertwined in their married life, giving and receiving from each
other. The white light is our Lord God, as revealed through Christ Jesus.
How appropriate it is that in the sacrament of matrimony, the passage
"where two or more are gathered, I am there" can be fulfilled.
So in
our candle of marriage we become through Jesus a light that lights up the
room (our community) more than any light we could be individually. It is
like the song "Here I am Lord" where it is asked, "is it I
Lord?"
It is
within our Engaged Encounter Community that we bring our candles together
to make a great light for the world to see. Ours is a community of many
colors, all coming together, each unique, each so beautiful and yet each so
much a part of the whole through Jesus.
If you
wish to bring your candle to this community please contact Norm and Jennifer Smith (253)
875-1385. All married or engaged couples that have attended an Engaged
Encounter Weekend or couples that wish to be a part of the Tacoma Catholic
Engaged Encounter Community are welcome to come to one of our monthly
meetings.
Volunteers
Needed
Our
community now has 6 active Team Couples who work together to present 6
Weekends a year for the Southwestern (Tacoma south to the border) and the
Olympic Peninsula regions of Washington State.
We
would like to increase the number of couples who present these Weekends, if
you feel that you may be interested in this ministry please contact Norm and Jennifer Smith, (253)
875-1385.
Also,
we desire to have a priest, deacon or religious on all our weekends.
Currently Deacon Mike McGillicuddy is the only religious presenter who
regularly presents on our weekends. If you are a priest, deacon, or
religious, or know of one who would be interested in presenting, please
contact us.
Who
to Contact
Coordinating
Couple
Scheduling Contact
Norm and Jennifer Smith
Lisa and Greg Wellman
(253) 875-1385 or Email
253-777-0189- msg only or
Email
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