Rev. Robert Hensley
I want to take a couple of moments before we go on with the service and share with you some current thoughts of mine, after so many years of so many thoughts on the subject of marriage which received a lot of press in most parts of the country this last week. As most of you know, this ruling on DOMA affects Michael and me at a very deep and personal level.
One of my favorite holiday movies is the story of The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry.
The story opens with $1.87. That is all the money that Della Dillingham Young has to buy a present for her beloved husband, Jim, and the next day is Christmas. Faced with such a situation, Della promptly bursts into tears on the couch, which gives the narrator the opportunity to tell us a bit more about the situation of Jim and Della. The short of it is they live in a shabby flat and they are poor in material goods, but very rich in the love that they have for one another.