{"id":20239,"date":"2026-03-11T09:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/the-american-preacher-at-the-royal-wedding\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:09:37","slug":"the-american-preacher-at-the-royal-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/marriage\/the-american-preacher-at-the-royal-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"The American Preacher at the Royal Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who to get to preach at your wedding? Probably whoever is performing the ceremony. But what if you\u2019re Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and you\u2019ve got the world at your feet? (Not to mention millions clamoring for any gossip about a royal wedding.)<\/p>\n<p>In an inspired choice, they\u2019ve asked an American (like Meghan), the head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/entertainment\/travel\/historic-churches-of-lower-manhattan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Episcopal Church<\/a>, Bishop Michael Curry.<\/p>\n<p>No, he won\u2019t be doing the ceremony. He\u2019ll be doing something even more important. Reminding the wedded couple <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/people-helping-people\/someone-cares-wedding-blessing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what true love is about<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Curry hinted at his sermon topic in a statement. \u201cThe love that has brought and will bind Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle together has its source and origin in God,\u201d he said, \u201cand is the key to life and happiness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Usually the minister to speak at such a ceremony would be an English prelate. Not with this couple. Although the Episcopal Church is part of the Anglican Communion, headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, it is decidedly American, owing its origins to those post-Revolutionary days.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Curry is the first African-American leader of the denomination, elected in 2015. He is a thrilling preacher and charismatic leader. \u201cSomeone with a great gift for sharing the good news of Jesus Christ\u201d is how Justin Welby, the current Archbishop of Canterbury put it.<\/p>\n<p>What I love about Michael Curry is that he\u2019s a truth teller. He doesn\u2019t just stand on ceremony, even when he\u2019s decked out in the heavy brocaded robes of his position. Take this, a quote from his book <em>Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"rteindent1\">\u201cBeing a Christian is not essentially about joining a church or being a nice person, but about following in the footsteps of Jesus, taking his teaching seriously, letting his Spirit take the lead in our lives, and in so doing helping to change the world from our nightmare into God\u2019s dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll be tuning in to listen to inspired preaching like that. Even if it is 5 a.m. on a Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Watch Bishop Curry&#8217;s sermon at the royal wedding: <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who to get to preach at your wedding? Probably whoever is performing the ceremony. But what if you\u2019re Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and you\u2019ve got the world at your feet? (Not to mention millions clamoring for any gossip about a royal wedding.) 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