Zephyr Cove Beach is a magical place; I become a fanciful child each time I go there, because there are so many boulders that look like castles and horses and lighthouses. It is a place to dream and be powerful. It is a place for powerful, imaginative people to wed and plan a long and wonderful future together.
I was contacted by a bride who told me she was in love with a man who suffered with stage four liver cancer. She sounded incredibly upbeat, and she must have read my mind as I thought that, for she spoke as if answering my unspoken thoughts.
“No, it’s not like that! He’s amazing and joyful, and he is positive he will beat this! This is a happy day we’re planning!”
I felt there was no better place than Zephyr Cove Beach for their wedding. Those rocks have withstood every trauma for eons; my brave, fierce couple would get strength from this place.
The wedding day arrived, and honestly, I’d never seen so many jolly people. The groom did not look too good. His disease had eaten away at his flesh; even his bald head looked tender. His eyes, however, revealed a spirit that could never, ever be felled by mere disease. I felt incredibly honored to preside over such a magnificent couple’s wedding.
I would be lying if I said it was an easy ceremony to perform. This beautiful man’s body had been ravaged by his disease, and my voice choked up a couple times as I watched his beloved hold him up for the ceremony. Their kiss was what can only be called an eternal kiss. Everyone cried.
I don’t know if he made it, but it doesn’t matter. Whether he left this Earth shortly afterward, or lives to this day, he loves much, and he is loved much. The world is a better place for having him in it. The world has been blessed by this couple’s love, no matter how long their bodies were or are on this Earth together.
Happiness to all!
Pamela Camille, Rev.
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