Our Lord is once again stirring my heart and reminding us that we have a distinct and purposeful calling to fulfill the Great Commission, I am in awe by the complexity of emotions as a young couple exchange vows. Reminded of how our Lord likens us, His church, as His bride…

“A beautiful bride-that’s the key to evangelism. Brides bypass intellects and capture hearts. Tough, calloused, hardened; men are known to weep in their presence. Men of steel melt and their wives get misty-eyed. Ideally, a bride is the epitome of all that is right and beautiful. She’s a symbol of purity, hope, purpose, trust, beauty, and wholeness in a world pockmarked with ugliness. The bride motif, found in both testaments, is used by God to illustrate his strategy for attacking mankind to his life-changing grace.”
–Joe Aldrich