I was off
last week at my brother's wedding.
The bride is a young one,
but at 69 the groom is a certified geezer.
Sixty-nine is a great age for marriage.
It's a time of looking toward the future with hope,
because every time is, even when it seems late.
Now is the time, and not too late, to declare your heart.
Now is the time to make a commitment.
Now, no matter how much time is left,
is a time, the very best time,
to cast your lot with love and beauty and faithfulness.
Some choices are too late, too far gone.
But most of your choices still lie ahead of you.
Every day you choose love over cynicism,
wonder over smugness, generosity over fear.
Every day you choose to give yourself to the world
and not hold back, not wait for something.
Do you love this world?
Today, this very day, late as it may be,
life asks you for your hand, and today—
yes, now and evermore, is a good time to say
“I do.”
Steve Garnass-Holmes,
unfoldinglight.net September 2, 2024
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