As Any Husband's Luck Would Have It ...

For many people July 7, 2007 was considered a luckyto speak. The problem with my mother was, she
day. All across our country hundreds of youngtaught me how to speak but never taught me what
couples selected this day to get married. It hadto say. I believe this is a woman's conspiracy against
something to do with having three sevens in a row.men. Mothers should teach their sons what to say
Everybody knows this is the epitome of luck.and what not to say to their wives.
Actually, not everybody knew this, because I did notMy question to my wife was a rather innocent thing,
know it. It never occurred to me that a combinationso I thought. I will not say she threw me a sarcastic
of certain numbers could in fact give me luck.look. She did, I just refuse to say it in public on
Moreover, why the number 7 is lucky is beyond mygrounds it will incriminate me. A husband can stand
imagination. Let alone, three in a row. Why not four inonly so much incrimination in life.
a row, or better yet, seven in a row? That wouldAfter this alleged sarcastic look my way, she simply
make more sense to me.said, "Ha!"
Obviously, the words "luck" and "sense" should notI'm not sure she thought I was making a joke or not,
be used in the same sentence.but being the astute husband that I am, I pursued
If you have luck, you don't need good commonthe thought no further. This is what makes marriages
sense. And the reverse is true, if you have goodgreat ... mystery. Our marriage has enough mystery in
common sense what do you need with luck?it to keep Agatha Christie busy for 100 years.
But, for some reason many couples all across theLuck is a very curious thing. I'm not at all sure how to
country believed July 7, 2007 was a lucky day to getdefine it, but I count it a lucky day when I don't spill
married. I have my suspicions that this came fromketchup on my tie when eating at a restaurant.
the bride's side of the wedding party and not theCounting on luck really doesn't add up. Luck comes in
groom's. Most grooms I know count themselvesonly two categories. Good luck and bad luck.
lucky to find someone who will in fact marry them.This reminds me of the old "Hee Haw" song that
And then, every groom thinks it's a lucky day whensaid, "If I didn't have any bad luck I wouldn't have
he gets through his wedding day without undulyany luck at all." Much of the luck in my life has all
embarrassing his new in-laws.been bad.
I have officiated at many weddings in my time. IWhen I was younger, I had a lucky shirt. I wore to
must admit there were some couples I felt could useevery ballgame I played in and it always brought me
all the luck in the world. Then there were,good luck; I never died in any game. Since getting
unfortunately, those couples that no amount of luckmarried, my luck has changed. I have not seen that
in the universe was going to help them. Despiteshirt in 30 years. I'm not blaming my wife, but I did
vehement objections on my part, I could notnot throw it out.
convince them to call the whole thing off. TheyHow I made it through life all these years without my
thought they were in love and that is all they needed"lucky shirt," I do not know. More than once my wife
to get through life.has suggested I no longer need that "lucky shirt,"
After all, love makes the world go around, whichbecause she is my "lucky charm." I'm in no position to
may be why so many people in love are so dizzy.argue.
In spite of this "lucky day," statistics tell us moreI like what the Bible has to say on these lines.
than half of these marriages will end in divorce. And"For we have not followed cunningly devised fables,
believe me, divorce is no lucky thing, unless you're awhen we made known unto you the power and
divorce attorney, who just may be behind this entirecoming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were
"lucky-day-marriage" phenomenon.eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from
Marriages are not built on luck, but on love and lotsGod the Father honour and glory, when there came
and lots of hard work. More of the latter than thesuch a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is
former, I assure you.my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." (2
As I was reading all of this nonsense about "luckyPeter 1:16-17 KJV.)
day marriages," I turned to the Gracious Mistress ofCounting on luck is about as futile as counting sheep
the Parsonage and asked her about this.at night. When you get up in the morning, the sheep
"Do you think our wedding day was your lucky day?"are gone, and that is the way it is with luck.
Some days I regret my mother ever taught me how