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The Glory of the Groom, by Alan Smith
Fed up with the way the bride invariably steals the show at her own
wedding, the university at which Rob Tombes works (exact school
unknown) carried in its news weekly its own "unbiased" account of his
recent marriage to Mary Beth Snyder:
Mr. Robert Tombes, son of Dr. and Mrs. Averett Tombes of Fairfax,
Va., became the bridegroom of Miss Mary Elizabeth Snyder today at
Fairfax Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Tombes was attended by his brother Thomas Hamilton Tombes as
best man.
As the groom approached the altar he was the cynosure of all eyes.
Blushing handsomely, he replied to the questions of the clergyman
in low but firm tones. He was charmingly clad in a 3-piece suit
consisting of coat, vest and pants. The coat, of some dark
material, was draped handsomely about the shoulders and tastefully
gathered under the arms. A touching story was current among the
guests that the coat was the one worn by his father and grandfather
on their wedding days. Mr. Tombes would neither affirm nor deny the
truth of this sentimental touch. The vest was sleeveless and met in
the front. It was gracefully fashioned with pockets and at the back
was held together by a strap and buckle of the same material.
The groom's pants were of some dark material, and were suspended
from the waist, falling in a straight line almost to the floor. The
severe simplicity of the garment was relieved by the right pantelet
which was caught up about four inches from the floor by a Boston
Brighton worn underneath, revealing just the artistic glimpse of
leather, laced with string of the same color. The effect was rather
chic.
Beneath the vest the groom wore blue galluses attached to the pants
fore and aft and passing in a graceful curve over each shoulder.
His neck was encircled with a collar characterized by a delicate
sawedge, and around the collar a cravat was loosely knotted so that
it rode up under his left ear with a studied effect of carelessness
which marks supreme artistry in dress.
Unbiased? Hardly!
The best man's costume was essentially the same as the groom's, and
as the two stood at the altar, a hush of awed admiration enveloped
the audience.
As Miss Snyder led the groom from the nuptials, it was noted that
she wore the conventional white veil and orange blossoms.
Unbiased? Hardly! It sounds so strange because we are used to the
splendor of the bride being described. It just doesn't seem fitting for
that same sense of "glory" to be attached to the groom.
And yet, in a spiritual sense it is most fitting. For those who are in
the church are the "bride of Christ" and the groom is none other than
Jesus Christ himself. And while we are used to hearing about the
splendor of the bride, in this relationship, it is the groom who is to
be held in awe. Any glory that is ours is only because of what the
groom has done for us.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and
gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with
the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to
Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such
thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish (Ephesians
5:25-27 NKJV).
May I draw your attention to the Groom and his magnificent glory!
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(c) 2007 Alan Smith <alansmith.servant@gmail.com>. Used by
permission. This devotional was reprinted from Thought for the
Day <http://www.TFTD-online.com>.
RELATED LINKS:
* A Better Offer
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200507/20050715_betteroffer.html
* The Seven Blessings
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200303/20030306_seven1.html
* Decreasing into His Purpose
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/my_utmost/utm.cgi?0324
* Thought for the Day
This article can be found on the web at:
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200710/20071013_groomglory.html
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