by Cindy Hester
I felt the autumn breeze upon my face And watched my parent’s sweet embrace Their love had stood the test of time Love at its finest hour, sublime
They honored one another’s heart They stood together, not apart Yet free their souls to grow and learn As independent cogs do turn
Within a jeweler’s watch of gold Much too priceless to be sold Or cast before a careless one To be destroyed and left for done
Instead they knelt before the King And placed before Him everything Their lives, their home, their children too They gave to Him and they’d stayed true
To pledges made so long ago And this is how I came to know What Christ designed for man and wife Did not include abuse and strife
I knew that day things had to change My life I’d need to rearrange In order to fulfill the plan Untouched by any human man
I’d lost my way, I’m sad to say But there would dawn a brand new day With strength renewed I’d fly up high With eagles way up in the sky
My wounded heart would slowly heal When placed upon the Potter’s wheel Reshaped the broken pieces now Before Him, how I gladly bow
I dance with joy before the throne Never again to feel alone With Him first place I learned to love And never place someone above
His rightful place as Savior, King And now I gladly wear this ring A symbol of respect and joy He will not use me as a ploy
In selfish plots to meet a need Left there by someone’s selfish deed I’m grateful to my Mom and Dad And for the great love that they had.
1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. (NIV)
1 Corinthians 13:1-3 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. (NIV)
1 Corinthians 13:4–8a Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails … (NIV)
Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. (NIV)
Ephesians 5:33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. (NIV)
Cinderella in Waiting 