Blessing

It was a cold and wintry night...like you wouldn't imagine, and the Gospel broke into a place a part...But first the back story. ( a Reader's Digest version)
Last January as Commander Hull and I fished the great north country of Lake Nipissing (honest, that's the lake's name) our outfitter host Dave discovered my occupation and he queried: "Could you marry me and my fiancee on the ice next January?" " Well I have to get credentials through the province of Ontario, and we would have to spend a little time talking about something as simple as the rest of your lives, but I smell a pretty cool barter coming on!" I said.
Found out a few months ago that Dave's betrothed has a family member justice of the peace, so I got moved to
"It was a good idea for a while."  No problem.
Last week,now a year later while fishing with Doug at the same place with Dave and his fiancee Michelle in an ice bungalow "two doors down " in our wonderful winter wonderland of perch and walleye "ice privy's" and trucked in buckets of potable water,  I had an idea.
"Hey Dave, what if Doug and I paid yinz guys a visit and we had a blessing ceremony.  It's not a wedding, but we could experience something close to what you always wanted...you, Michelle, surrounded by the pristine beauty of ice and the warmth of friends who care! And, we will hear the Word and pray!
And so,
armed with I Corinthians 13 read by Commander Hull and his trusty wing man William praying and blessing a couple, in the frigid arctic blast of last Friday evening near North Bay Ontario, in the warmth of Dave and Michelle's ice bungalow, the Gospel came a calling ...its raw power out matching the cold in its sincere form to do what God always wants to do, surround people with moments and life times of grace!
As tears streamed down Dave's face, and Doug and I doing what we were called to do, we heard these words uttered by our host...."This is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me!"  And I realized what we in the ministry realize when grace breaks through, God is always ready to bless, we are the stewards of the "kairos" (the right time)  Thanks be to God!