Princess Bride, Part II

Two weeks ago, I told Sarah's story. Last Friday, the princess who never expected to meet a prince walked down the aisle, face veiled, in the surrender of a bride. As she approached, Luke sang a song he'd written for that moment. A song that shifted the focus from the "now" to the "not yet"--from the earthly to the heavenly. It went like this:

Well, the prophecy’s not simple, though all of it’s been said and done
Still the revelation waits to form itself within our love
And this we know, though we are yet unknown:

In our minds and in our flesh we ache
For the coming dawn, for the light of day
And the light will break us, and faith will claim our lives
For when the two are one, both of them must die
For when the two are one, both are brought to light

Still the darkness will linger all through the long and lonely night
So you can play the church, and I’ll play an imperfect Christ
And though I’m frail, I’ll try my best to love you here

For there are mysteries much deeper than the skin
And to uncover them, we must humbly enter in
By the heart of love, where God and man are one
I pray these vows we make reveal the Son to us
Oh! in these vows may love be born in us

Oh be my apocalypse, know me in this gentler kiss
For all love is a knowing, but to be known we all must end
And I would learn you here
And I would hold you dear

And as we see ourselves by each other’s love
May we come to know the perfect Lamb of God
And on that final day, when we all see the Lord
Well, I won’t be your husband anymore
And Christ will be your love forevermore
And Christ will be your love forevermore
And Christ will be our love forevermore

So let us climb the hill together
So let us climb the hill together
Let us climb the hill
Let us climb the hill


Throughout the entire ceremony, I felt as though we were all tiptoeing on holy ground. Now, almost a week later, I'm still basking in the glow.

No matter who you are or what you've been through, it's never too early or too late to pray for your prince. Sometimes, dreams really do come true.