The Exhilaration of The Wait

Every bride looks forward to her wedding day and having a beautiful dress to wear is part of what makes the day extra special. The wait can be both exhilarating and overwhelming. This poem depicts a fiancée who writes a love letter to her Bridegroom. She explains how the waiting is feeling and that she is going to remain faithful until He returns on the wedding day.

The television show “Say Yes to the Dress” shows eager brides and their loved ones looking for the best fitting and most gorgeous dress for the future bride to wear on her wedding day. It takes a lot of trying on and showing accompanying loved ones what the bride looks like in her beautiful gown before a decision can be made.

Sometimes the loved ones gasp in amazement and say, “Yes, that’s the one!” Sometimes, the opposite occurs and sometimes the bride just can’t choose because there are so many elegant and stunning dresses to choose from. However, there is always that perfect dress for the lovely bride-to-be.

That’s all a part of getting ready for the big day. The Wait is a poem in response to the Parable of the Wise Virgins. I had originally titled it Thoughts from a Wise Virgin but have since re-worked the title to express the emotions associated with waiting expectantly. The Bride in waiting writes a letter to the Bridegroom.

The bride keeps her wedding dress spotless as she waits for the Bridegroom. This also calls to mind the Parable of the Man without a Wedding Garment. In Matthew 11, Yeshua describes a man who showed up to a wedding without his wedding garment even though one had been provided to him by the keeper of the wedding feast. The parable expresses the importance of keeping our garments without spot or wrinkle as the Bible metaphorically describes keeping ourselves pure.

A Letter Describing the Wait

Jesus has compared Himself to a bridegroom and his followers to a bride. He provides our wedding garment, his robe of righteousness. In the Garden of Eden, before the fall, Adam and Eve wore a robe of light. They were created in God’s image and clothed in light, just as God is.

That’s the reason Adam told God that he was naked. When they disobeyed God, they lost the light that they wore but God promised them He would send the Messiah to restore all things.

In this poem, The Wait, the bride has made herself ready; she has on her wedding garment, and eagerly awaits the Bridegroom. The poem is a letter from the bride to the Bridegroom.

The Wait

  I’ve been waiting 
 like You asked me to
 I can’t wait for our wedding day.
 I still don’t know when
 but You’ve given me hints
 that it is almost here.
 I can’t wait to see the reception
 You are preparing.
 I trust You to make the day perfect
 as You took all the responsibility
 to have everything in place.
 My only responsibility is to be ready,
 You say.
 It tickles me, 
 it’s like weddings I’ve been reading about
 in ancient times.
 I love the element of surprise.
 I’ve done all the inviting 
 and there’s more You want me to invite. 
 So glad we both want it to be 
 huge.
 It took a while for me to grasp 
 that you’ve already paid for my wedding gown
 If I didn’t know You,
 I’d say You’re too good to be true
 but I know You,
 You are faithful and true
 so I keep on keeping 
 all Your promises in my heart
 while I wait expectantly 
 to see the home You’re building for us.
 I won’t let my heart be troubled
 because You have never let me down
 and so I wait patiently for our wedding day.
 From my heart to Yours. 
 Don’t forget,
 amethyst doorknobs, please.
 See you soon,
 I love You!