I just had this thought this Sunday during service.
I was reading Genesis 1 and thinking about marriage when the thought came to mind. It's also addressed to a particular friend of mine.
You know how the father takes his daughter and presents her to the groom on the actual day?
This is a glorious thing, reflecting the manner God brought Eve to Adam.
Just imagined Eve as she was brought before Adam, and perhaps he was still asleep. She is in conversation with God and she asks about her origins, she asks about the man, she asks about what God was about to do with her.
God explains to her that there is nothing found in creation which was suitable for the man, except her. She was custom-made, tailored to be a fitting partner for the man. She too, was fashioned, not spoken, into existence by the hands of God. She looks at herself in wonder, she looks at God in wonder, cognisant of His design in marriage, His design in her existence.
She sees the look of pride and satisfaction in His face. He had thought about it and she is His answer to the imperfection in him. She feels loved, valued, purposeful.
Will the bride be able to feel this way if she is not in a good relationship with her father?
I have this friend who actually has the brightest prospect amongst us to get married, for starters, at least she's attached.
However, she always struggled to forgive her dad. I suppose I can say she hates him.
I'd beseech her to make peace with him. To forgive him, to help him live, if possible, to the full dignity a father ought to have... but maybe I won't.
how would it be like on that day, walking down the aisle?
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