6am yesterday. Cold, wet, and still very much winter in our Nation's Capital. Yet, outside the City Courthouse was a line of couples waiting to apply for a marriage license.
By days end, 140 couples had filed to be married.
I'm thinking of all the years waited by some couples, for this day to arrive, to seal their love.
I'm thinking of the young lovers. No waiting. This is just their stroke of good fortune to be born in times where they too can marry, and get on with living life.
I'm thinking of the wave of families sharing the good news, celebrations being planned, cakes being ordered, suits being chosen, and honey moon locations being dreamed of.
Arriving at this day is due to those with the will to fight for equality. It requires the capacity to have difficult conversations that make progress like this possible.
The Washington Post published a piece by Pastor Brian D. McLaren today worth reading - its the kind of council that might have been helpful to Adam and Luke in the play Next Fall.
Click to On Faith.
Photo: Alex Wong for the New York Times
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