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A Wedding Story by Jeff Davenport A Wedding Story by Jeff Davenport © Jeff Davenport www.jeffdav.com Page 1 of 17 A core metaphor God uses in the Bible to describe His relationship with His people is that of a man marrying a woman. The Church (all Jesus-followers everywhere in history) is called the Bride. And Jesus is called the Bridegroom. This time on earth, before Jesus returns, is the run up to the wedding. It’s the time when the Bride gets ready for the ultimate wedding. …Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. —Ephesians 5:26-27 I, Paul, promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him. —2 Corinthians 11:2 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: “Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” —Revelation 19:6-8 My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come away with me… —Song of Solomon 2:10 The following is a fairy tale. © Jeff Davenport www.jeffdav.com Page 2 of 17 Once upon a time… …a young woman named Woman fell in love with a man named Man. Whenever Woman thought of Man and how much and how well Man loved her, Woman’s heart swooned and the butterflies which apparently lived in her stomach, flit about her innards like butterflies are wont to do. Woman knew that Man loved her in such a rich and deep and beautiful way that the best thing for her was to be near him. To share her life with him. To open herself up to him. Woman wanted Man. Woman and Man had been an “item” for a good solid year. Man had approached her, when she least expected or (at least she thought) wanted someone new. Woman had been spending much of her time with a not-as-good man who went by the name of Not as Good Man. Not as Good Man used Woman for whatever he thought she was good for, was rarely polite, would not pick up a check, and once stood her up for her birthday dinner. Yet, against her saner judgment, Woman continued to while away her time with Not as Good Man. Then, Man showed up and loved her without reserve, right away. He was kind and thoughtful, encouraging and helpful, serving and guiding. When Man was around, Woman’s thoughts of Not as Good Man faded away. Man was all Woman had ever, really, wanted. Yet, there were times when Man was away (on business… probably saving puppies and orphans from burning buses) and she got lonely and missed attention. So her thumbs would find themselves dialing out Not as Good Man’s numbers into her cell phone. He would come over, they would “hang out,” she would get frustrated with his © Jeff Davenport www.jeffdav.com Page 3 of 17 arrogance or rudeness or how they always had to watch his movies, and she would kick Not as Good Man out of her house. Then, Man would return, and she would swear to herself never to see Not as Good Man again. But not long after such a solemn promise, Man would have to leave for a time (thwarting the plans of dictators and warlords, probably) and Woman would feel lonely and she’d call up Not as Good Man once again. And sometimes they would kiss. Or worse. Once, when Man returned from business sooner than he’d planned, he decided to surprise Woman. Man rang the bell of Woman’s house with a big bunch of roses hiding behind his back. Not as Good Man, though, answered the door. Man was, of course, very sad. Woman was torn. She told Not as Good Man to never return, but she knew within her that she didn’t have very good self-control. Woman also felt assured that Man would go away and never return to see her. But, Man surprised her. When she cried and apologized, Man held Woman in his arms and told her how much he loved her. And that he was sad, but that his love was stronger and more tenacious than her tendency to stray. Man held Woman’s face in his hands and when she tried to apologize for the eighth time in five minutes, he just smiled with his teeth not showing and said, “How I love you.” Three months after the last time Woman had seen Not as Good Man, Man showed up on her doorstep. “How about a picnic?” Man asked. Woman was fearful of this because the only other time a man had ever wanted to take her out for a picnic was to break up with her. She was sad when she grabbed her jacket and headed out the door. After plying her with strange (but delicious!) cheeses and little cucumber sandwiches which appeared born without crusts, Man © Jeff Davenport www.jeffdav.com Page 4 of 17 leaned in close to Woman. “This is it,” Woman thought. “This is when he breaks up with me. I have not been faithful to him. I have not been a good girlfriend. He’s right to leave me. It was sweet of him to make a picnic for me, but I know I am not the one for him.” Man lowered his head a bit as he propped himself up on one of his knees. Woman thought, “This is not how men break up with women.” Man reached into the picnic basket and pulled out a brownie that seemed to be sparkling which is not a normal thing for brownies to do. From the center of the brownie (which had no nuts because Man knew Woman did not like nuts), Man produced a pretty, pretty ring. Man proposed to Woman. She was pretty blown away so she didn’t hear a whole lot of what he said, but she did catch phrases like, “You are the one I want to be with forever” and “My love for you is stronger than any force on earth” and “I want you to be my amazing bride and I will be your steadfast husband.” The butterflies flew round Woman’s innards once again. She thought she was dreaming. Or delusional— cucumber sandwiches must have hallucinogenic properties. With her hands to her forehead, she finally eked out the words, “I don’t deserve you.” Man looked past the words like someone looks past an ugly frame to the beautiful picture it holds. “Please say yes.” Woman touched Man’s hand, looked into his eyes and (for no real good reason that she could figure out at the time) trusted him and his love for her. “Yes,” she said. Man smiled. When he jumped over to hug her, he got some mustard on his tan pants, but that was okay by him. For three days they talked to their friends about how excited they were to get married. They set a date six months down the road for the wedding. They envisioned ridiculously expensive flowers and © Jeff Davenport www.jeffdav.com Page 5 of 17 guys in top hats and girls in ruffly chiffon. Woman purchased phonebook-sized wedding magazines and Man sat next to her at coffee shops as she leafed through the pages, picking up the subscription cards as they spun their way to the floor. One day, though, Man came to Woman with a slightly down-turned mouth. Woman knew this to be what was called a “frown” but she had not seen it on Man’s face before. Something was wrong. All of her darkest fears ran through her mind and heart. “He’s found someone better… He’s scared and doesn’t trust me—as well he shouldn’t… He’s leaving me.” Man pursed his lips and said, “I have to go.” Woman’s spirit fell within her like laundry dumped from a basket. “I thought so.” She told man. “I’m just no good for you. You should take back your ring.” Man’s eyes got wide. He rushed his hands to Woman’s hands to keep the ring on. “No, honey! It’s not that!” “What is it, then?” Woman asked Man. “It’s work,” Man said. “I have to go. And I have to be gone for,” (here, he gulped, for the words pained him like eating a glass sandwich) “Six months.” “Six months?” Woman repeated. “Yes, sweetheart. I’ll be back, but only just in time for our wedding.” The two of them sat on the green grass (they had met at a park where Woman loved to swing and Man loved to slide). They cried some, but found resolve by the end. Woman took a deep breath. “If you have to.” © Jeff Davenport www.jeffdav.com Page 6 of 17 Man took a deep breath as well. “But I need you to know something. I will love you every bit as much apart from you as in your presence. You are the delight of my life. I cannot wait to marry you.
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