In which I speak of God....and also Tim

I'm not writing very much, but there's a lot on my mind.

One thing that strikes me lately, is the whole function of marriage. There are a gazillion things about it that I am thinking about. God designed this to model His relationship with His people, and that's an intimate picture.

One of the things I notice about the way Tim loves me, is that he delights simply in having me near. I think there's something of God in that. Tim likes to know that I am choosing him above anyone else, and that I am always accessible to him. Don't you think that God maybe feels that way, too? What if God takes a manly delight in having his bride close enough to touch? If God wants to know that if He has something to say, His bride will be within listening range? Gosh, I don't usually think about God as being heart-warmed by my presence.

Tim covers me with a veil of protection that I am aware of, even when he's not in the house. His responsibility for me, and commitment to me, are constant and reliable. Why do I so seldom realize that these attributes are true of God, too?

There is an intimacy in understanding and communication, between Tim and I, that I think God also means to have with me. What if I could know what God was thinking from a glance, so to speak?

Marriage is really powerful. I do not understand it, yet.
What I do know, is that I have never been so loved.
Or, rather, that I have grossly underestimated God's love for me.