We did not expect to be taken to church.
But
I’ll be damned if The Most Reverend Michael Curry, the first
African-American Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, didn’t take
us right there. His sermon quoted liberally from both St. Paul and
Martin Luther King, Jr., and centered around the redemptive qualities of
simple, selfless love.
The love between Harry and Meghan (“Two young
people fell in love, and we all showed up”), the love Jesus had for the
world (“He didn't sacrifice his life for himself, He did it for the good
and wellbeing of others. That's love”), and the power of unselfish love
to transform the world (“When love is the way, we will lay down our
swords and shields.”)
It was a shot of adrenaline directly to your feels: “There is power in
love,” Bishop Curry said, “If you doubt it, think back to when you first
fell in love.” It was a call to action: “Love God, love your neighbor,
and while you’re at it, love yourself.” It quoted African-American
spirituals, and equated love with the fire that powers automobiles and
airplanes. It was a doozy.
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