This is wedding season, and with the privilege of presiding at the weddings of many couples over the years, I have had the opportunity to hear how these people came to meet one another. Lately, internet dating networks have yielded more and more lasting relationships, but the majority of couples have met through the intervention of friends or family.
Once in a while a couple will meet in church, and once in a great while one or the other of them will say something like, "The Lord led me to _____________." I always find those stories especially interesting because my husband and I fully believe that God was preparing us for one another and the adventure of married life and parenting that we would share.
As a pastor, I can't imagine hearing the kind of story the prophet Hosea might tel…