With Palm Sunday quickly approaching, and the news of celebrity infidelity leading the headlines at the grocery store, I can’t help but think of our failure as human beings to stay faithful in our relationship with Christ. I am always reminded during this time of Lent of how quickly the crowds were swayed from yelling “Hosanna” to “Crucify Him!” And sadly we are still this mixture of faithful follower one minute, and wrongful accuser the next  to this day.

The church is called to be the bride of Christ, we are called to be faithful, and to love Christ as a husband is to love his wife. Sadly these words no longer hold the strength that they used to, in a society that faithfulness, and trust no longer seem to be the moral standards we hold ourselves to. We are bombarded, and often obsessed with the destruction of celebrity couples, and sadly when we spend so much time looking outward, we often fail to take stock of our own relationships. We fail to give the attention and energy to the relationships in our lives that matter most.

As a father of two little ones, I am so often giving the crumbs of my day to my wife Abby as we finally share a few words in bed after a long day. And if my wife is getting crumbs, I often find myself starving Jesus. I find myself giving myself to so many other noble causes that I forget who my true love is! I am reminded of the words of Derek Webb in his thought provoking and gut-wrenching song Wedding Dress:

If you could love me as a wife/ And for my wedding gift, your life/ Should that be all I’ll ever need/ Or is there more I’m looking for

And should i read between the lines/ And look for blessings in disguise/ To make me handsome, rich, and wise/ Is that really what you want

I am a whore I do confess/ But I put you on just like a wedding dress/ And I run down the aisle/ I’m a prodigal with no way home/ But I put you on just like a ring of gold/ And i run down the aisle to you

I pray that as this Lenten season progresses, we could all grow one step closer with contentment, and even joy, in the fact that we are yoked with Christ, and that truly is all that we will ever need.

March 24, 2010 <> Michael Warneke

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