A Prayer about Rehearsing for Our Wedding Day

Lord Jesus

In this wedding season,

may every celebration 

of a man and woman being joined together 

lead us to dream of the day 

when we, your church, 

will become your ready bride, 

clothed “with fine linen, bright and pure” (Revelation 19:8). 

Today we may wrestle 

with the split of sin and the fracture of the fall, 

but the day is coming when, 

nourished and cherished by  you, 

our perfect bridegroom, 

we will be fully sanctified. 

Even today, by your gracious work in us, 

we are becoming more united 

in thought, word, and deed. 

Even today, by your gracious work in us, 

we are learning to delight fully 

in receiving your love 

and in sharing that love with others (Ephesians 5:25-27). 

As we gather for worship every week, 

may we remember that this is just a rehearsal—

one day we will join all of our fellow saints 

in a wildly wonderful wedding march. 

What a glorious day that will be!

In your cherished and cherishing name we pray. Amen. 

Read Revelation 19:6-9; Ephesians 5:25-33.