WAITING TO DO IT

FUN FRIDAY!

My husband Milton is a minister and is often called on to perform wedding ceremonies. If he doesn't know a couple personally, for instance, if they're a parishioner's child or grandchild or other relative or friend, he will interview them and decide if he wants to be a part of their ceremony. Once he commits, he will only perform the ceremony if they agree to sessions of premarital counseling (he requires this of all couples).

Sometimes his premarital counseling leads them to acccept Christ as Savior (if they aren't Christians), and when that happens, it's a wonderful thing. Recently, this occurred, and a couple of weeks before the couple got married, he baptized them in water in our baptismal pool in the sanctuary. It was a touching moment as their family witnessed the significant event.

One question he asks them in the counseling sessions is, Are you having sexual relations?

If they are, he challenges them to abstain until their wedding for two reasons:

1) It's the God-pleasing thing to do. He quotes scriptures that support this.

2) It'll heighten the pleasure on your wedding night.

Usually, if #1 doesn't snag them, #2 does!

Last Sunday, a couple he's currently counseling came through the foyer, found me, and introduced themselves. "We're the ones your husband's counseling right now."

I was pleased to meet them; I'll be attending their wedding soon.

The young groom-to-be was smiling from ear to ear as he gushed about "Pastor's sessions" and how he "puts so much into them" and "makes them soooo good!"

I don't know about their personal lives; they could be waiting; they could've never done it. But they sure are happy looking.

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Reminds me of a joke. There's this church with an unusual membership requirement. The membership application asks: "How often do you and your spouse have sex?" A man fills it out and turns it in. As the pasto is interviewing the man in the application process, he can't help but notice that the answer to that ticklish question is, "Once a year," yet, the man is giddily happy, silly almost. Finally, the pastor's curiosity gets the best of him. "Sir," he says, "how come you're so happy if you only do it once a year?" The man rubs his hands together. "Tonight's the night!"

Remember, it's Fun Friday! Loosen up. With your spouse.