Saturday June 11 would have been my parent's 44th wedding anniversary. Its a celebration of sorts. One reason for a celebration is the fact that 2 people stayed married (& in love) for that long. These days people change spouses like they change underwear so to see my parents still have the "hots" for each other after so long was refreshing, gross :) but refreshing. Obviously its hard to celebrate though when one half of the whole is gone. My mom still very much hurts and misses dad.
Just two days ago a friend of mine called me and wanted to know if I knew how to find the poem Andy and I had read at our wedding in fact this friend is the one who read the poem at our wedding. I thought oh my goodness I'm not sure I know where it is but I'll try to find it. Well the the next day I pulled down all my wedding stuff, you know the stuff that means absolutely nothing to anyone else but for some reason it means the world to you (i.e. the calendar leading up to our wedding, normally I throw everything out but I can't part ways with this, or a silly napkin) so anyway I started going through the box and sure enough there was the poem. I don't believe its any coincidence that I was asked to find this poem at this point in our grief. Its amazing to me how God orchestrates every little detail and cares enough to do this. The poem is so fitting for my mom right now with their 44th anniversary approaching yet the 1st without my dad. I wanted to do something special with my mom on saturday but God had a better idea. Sure my mom would love to spend the day with me but seeing and reading this poem will mean more.
Dear Bride to Be
Come to me, dear bride to be
and kneel before my throne,
And I will share my heart with you
and make your house a home.
Listen well, lean closely
there are secrets at my feet,
The marriage you will soon begin
this bridegroom will complete.
The man with whom you journey
is your wedding gift from me,
To teach you things beyond this world,
a precious mystery.
And if you'll bear these things in mind,
you'll always have great wealth,
For through your union I will choose
to teach you of myself.
Let him hold you tightly
and keep you safe from harm,
Until I'll one day hold you
in my everlasting arms.
Let him wipe your tears away
and trust him with your pain,
Until I'll wipe them all away
and Heaven is your gain.
Pray to love his gentle touch
and want his gentle kiss,
I grant you both my blessing
and ask you not to miss
The reason why I've chosen
for two halves to become one,
That you might see the Bride of Christ
sweet daughter and dear son.
So make his home a refuge
he's to love you as I do,
Until your mansion is complete
a place prepared for you.
And, if I should choose to leave you here
when I've called him home,
Trust Me,
I'll be your husband here,
you'll never be alone.
God has always been my mom's groom, he's my groom but it seems more evident now than ever before. Although these are not God's direct words I do believe they are God inspired and meant for special moments such as our wedding and now for a 44th anniversary where one half is now in His everlasting arms. Rest assure mom, God honored your marriage to my dad and He will continue to honor that marriage until the whole is together again. I love you Mama.
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