Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13 (NLT)
As I watched the Royal Wedding (no, I did not get up at o'dark thirty to watch it, I taped it), I was caught up in the pomp and circumstance. I loved watching the people. I loved watching Harry and Meghan as they looked at each other. I loved the service.
When Bishop Michael Curry quoted Martin Luther King, Jr. my mind started to wonder. He said "We must discover the power of love, the redemptive power of love. And when we do that, we will make of this old world a new world. Love is the only way."
I began to wonder if Meghan and Harry would do that. Would they use their platform, their influence, their money to make a difference in the world? The resources they have at their fingertips is immense. They could make such a difference.
And then, I realized that we all have that. Each and every one of us has a platform where we live. In our communities, in the workplace and in our families we can love like that. We can offer God's unconditional love to everyone we meet. We have influence and we have resources. Sure, they might not be the same resources as Meghan and Harry but we have them just the same.
God asks us to be a light in our neighborhoods, in our communities. He asks us to change the world from our little corner. And truly, that is the way the world is changed, one act of love at a time.