This Picture His
What
picture this, that testifies in time
Of
things so grand, sheer time cannot contain,
And
manifests a unity sublime
Mere
mortal consummations fail attain?
These
earthly vows reflect the Mind of Love
Which
set eternity to be their end-
Depicting
here the joyful world above
Where
Faithfulness on flesh will n’er depend.
A
picture true, yet muted tint of truth-
The
order of these partners rightly made-
No
better than the faded print of youth
To
represent maturity conveyed.
When
Christ Himself shall marry those His own.
--
Kevin Hartnett, 11/2006
"Therefore
a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two
shall become one flesh." This
mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.
(Ephesians 5:31,32)
…Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and exult and give Him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His Bride has made herself ready… (Revelation 19:6,7)
I wrote this poem for Ken and Rachael (Cooper) Boer on the occasion of their wedding. It's my first attempt in the renowned and revered English sonnet format.
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