The sun is out. The sky is a bright, crystal blue. Not a cloud in sight. He knows how much I love the sky like this. I look down at my feet as they shuffle along the snow and ice covered path. The snow is glistening in the warmth of the sun, like a beautiful diamond blanket. I look up at the trees with their bright blue backdrop and I marvel at the sparkly crystals that cling to each branch. I am mesmerized by the beauty this day holds. The masterpiece of creation that surrounds me is breath-taking. As much as I despise the cold chill of winter, it doesn’t seem so bad today. Today I am in love.
He is so perfect. He knows just how to make me smile, his sense of humor is impeccable. He is wonderful, and charming, and so handsome! He tells me just want I need to hear, almost as if he knows just what I’m thinking. He tells me it’s going to be okay, he tells me not to worry. He is always there, ready to meet my every need. He tells me I am beautiful, he tells me I am worthy, he tells me he will do everything for me. Oh, how I love him.
I look down at my left ring finger. The black letters that were etched into my skin spell out the word that defines our relationship.
LOVE
My symbolic wedding ring has so much more meaning behind it now than the day I put it on my finger forever. There have been hard times, there have been times of need. There have been fights, there have been miscommunications, there has been anger, and hurt. But when I look down at those four letters that seem to mean so little in our society, I remember the day we pledged our lives to each other, and I get butterflies.
My Best Friend, my Beloved, my Husband, my Father, my Saviour, my Healer, my Comforter, my Rescuer, my Everything.
Jesus.
You are all I need. Thank you for loving me so completely. Thank you for pledging Your life to me. We are in this together. Husband and Wife.
Love,
Your Bride.
“On that day she will call me her husband,” declares the LORD. “She will no longer call me her master.”
Hosea 2:16
