If you have ever been to a wedding you have probably heard some of this chapter. It is a beautiful poem written by two people in love with each other. Before I met Michelle, I thought that this chapter was a little corny, but I get it now.
Verse 7 states "you are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you."
When I was single I was looking for the perfect person. The one and only true love that God had created for me. I was talking to my friend Halldor, who grew up in Iceland, and told him what I was looking for. He suggested I stop looking for the perfect person, but look for the person with whom I can have a perfect relationship.
Truth is, there is no perfect person. There is no one without flaws. My parents have been married for 39 years, and trust me, they are far from perfect. But their relationship works because they have figured each other out, and as they have grown together, their relationship has grown closer to perfection.
I am blessed to have Michelle for my wife. She is as close to perfect as it gets. Almost as close as me! (Just kidding) We have been married now for about 18 months and over that time we have learned so much about each other. Things that are exciting and things that aren't. Michelle is learning that I care way too much about baseball. I get so nervous that I have to watch the game in my garage, on mute.
But as we learn we grow. We grow closer together and our love for each other grows. We grow closer toward a perfect relationship.
Our goal is to have a perfect relationship, but it will never happen. Human beings are incapable of having perfect relationships because of sin. (But it doesn't mean we shouldn't try!)
The only perfect love is the love that God has for us.
God has no flaws... and in God's eyes, we have no flaws.
That is altogether beautiful.
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