The Gift

I wrote this for my wife for our tenth wedding anniversary. Upon further consideration and almost another 15 years of unwrapping, I still consider her the greatest gift with whom the Lord has blessed me , for through her have come all the best things in my life. A marriage is not all RC cola and moon pies. We have weathered some heart breaking times that have strained our marriage to the breaking point, yet the Lord  has been gracious.

The Gift

Ten years now I’ve had this gift

I pledged to have and to hold.

Its wrapping is a complex weave

With facets manifold.

This gift in not yet opened,

Nor can it fully be.

For years have passed and layers plumbed

Yet layers new to me

Have come to light through trials and fright

And shared anxiety.

Yes, layers more are underneath,

The ones time pulls away.

New shades and colors, lines and shapes,

For yet, another day.

My gift, though still concealed

And in its fullness yet unknown,

Has made my life a richer place

By the layers it has shown.

As time slowly pulls away

The layers of my prize,

I understand its beauty

And where it truly lies.

It lies not in the wrapping,

Though fearfully and wonderfully wrought,

But in the inner sanctum,

The place where Christ was brought.

For it was Christ who made this gift.

‘Twas fashioned just for me.

This gift I love and speak of

Is the wife Christ gave to me.