Hasten II April 20, 2010
You crafted me.
You crafted her.
At the right time, I know.
You will reveal us to each other.
And what joy.
What joy, a companion for the road.
I know it will not be easy.
But I know it will be worthy.
I long to know her face,
to see her smile,
to watch the stars dance
in her eyes, filled with love.
To love her with a love
stronger than death.
To lay down my life for her
as you laid down your life for us.
That is part of my task.
Part of my calling.
Part of my vocation.
Part of my Purpose.
And so I bend in the wind.
Bend, so far from breaking,
though it seems so near.
But I know, I know, I know.
I know I must trust,
trust relentlessly in you.
And in so trusting,
clinging to you, Jesus,
that you may lift me above
the little that I suffer
and see it transformed
into a joy eternal.
The suffering remains,
but the joy transcends,
layering above and beyond,
redefining it redemptively.
I know I do not deserve anything.
Never can I make amends.
Thank God you already have.
Your Blood, shed for me, for her, for us.
I will strive then, Lord,
to accomplish my Purpose,
the reason that you made me,
though I know it not.
I will strive then, Lord,
but I remind you, oh so gently,
that you yourself said:
It is not good for man to be alone.
I need a help meet Lord,
I need her.
Not only because I love her,
though indeed I do.
But because I know that without her
I cannot accomplish my Purpose.
For I know you made us for each other,
that together, we might accomplish our Purpose.
And in so accomplishing, not only
live lives of heroic virtue,
but also win many,
no, not many — multitudes
of souls to your banner,
so that when at last we arrive,
an army of souls will march
with us, won with your Love.
As poured out through your humble
instruments, wonderfully and fearfully made.
I do not say this out of pride,
for I am nothing.
I say this out of humility,
for you are God.
And for you, nothing is impossible.
And with you, nothing is impossible.
And so, I ask in your name:
In the name of my Savior, Jesus Christ,
send me her, my Beloved, your daughter,
that together, we may accomplish our Purpose.
Hasten the hour of our meeting, Lord.
I am but a man, and weak.
The wind blows fiercely now, never ceasing.
I do not know how much further I can bend.
But where one tree cannot stand,
two can: with limbs intertwined,
they can reinforce each other,
so that, rooted in you, nothing can move them.
Hasten the hour of our meeting, Lord.
I am but a man, and weak.
She is but a woman, and weak.
Together we will be but man and wife, and weak.
But our weakness is your strength.
We trust in you, to accomplish all things,
according to your will, we trust.
Hasten the hour of our meeting, Lord.
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