a bride and a groom , devoted to each other, but most of all devoted to Christ and committed to following Him, living out the mystery of marriage, a picture of the relationship between Christ and His bride, the church...
never ever have I been allowed to witness something so wonderful and pure, such joy and happiness and emotions, openly shared by the parents, the siblings and the couple themselves...
beauty inside and out... filling everyone"s heart with hope and joy!
the other part of this for us, me, "a wife deserted and distressed in spirit— a wife who married young,
only to be rejected" still reeling from the pain that resulted from those exact promises being broken by the one who pledged to be there for better and for worse...
my children...one of them breaking down, clinging to me sobbing, when the Father of the Bride and the Bride danced the Father-Daughter dance ... this was the song they were dancing to:
She spins and she sways to whatever song plays
Without a care in the world
And I'm sitting here wearing
The weight of the world on my shoulders
It's been a long day and there's still work to do
She's pulling at me saying, "Dad, I need you
There's a ball at the castle and I've been invited
And I need to practice my dancing, oh please, daddy, please"
So I will dance with Cinderella while she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh, I will dance with Cinderella, I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight and she'll be gone
She says he's a nice guy and I'd be impressed
She wants to know if I approve of the dress
She says, "Dad the prom is just one week away
And I need to practice my dancing, oh please, daddy, please"
So I will dance with Cinderella while she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh, I will dance with Cinderella, I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight and she'll be gone
She will be gone
But she came home today with a ring on her hand
Just glowing and telling us all they had planned
She says, "Dad, the wedding's still six months away
And I need to practice my dancing, oh please, daddy, please"
So I will dance with Cinderella while she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh, I will dance with Cinderella, I don't want to miss even one song
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight and she'll be gone
..in this moment, my little Cinderella allowed herself for the first time to feel the sadness and pain... to see and hear and feel the love between this father and his daughter... it was too much for all of us....
sadness, that when these precious daughters of mine will get married, the brokenness will be obvious to everyone... there will not be a godly Grandfather sharing advice and wisdom he has received from God, there will be Step- and Ex-es all over the place... there will be awkwardness and doubt... trusting in the promises will be so hard for them....
yesterday we were allowed to witness a Wedding more beautiful than even the Royal Wedding... I knew that it would be emotional for me and for my girls... I didn't expect the break down but I am thanking God for it, she has held all this bottled up far too long... my poor, little princess clinging to me for dear life and shaking from the aftermath of the sinful choices made without any regard for her well being... it broke my heart nevertheless...
my prayer is that the chains will be broken by this generation, the fact that my two older girls ended up discussing how important it is to be married to a strong Christian gives me hope, hope that maybe in a couple of generations there will be a young couple that can look back to such a godly heritage... that those witnessing it would feel the blessing of God like all who were there yesterday ...
the Son was shining His light on this day and on the young couple... and it was beautiful... Praise be to Him from whom all blessings flow...
