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[Royo]

This is something the Lord gave me to write several years ago. I pray it blesses you in some way.

                MY DEAR BRIDE

I WRITE UNTO YOU THAT YOU MAY KNOW WHAT I THINK ABOUT OUR REALATIONSHIP.
WHEN YOU BECAME MY BRIDE, WE BOTH REJOICED. OUR HEARTS WERE FILLED WITH LOVE FOR EACH OTHER. IT SEEMED THAT WE COULD NOT CONTAIN THE JOY WE FELT.
BUT, MY DARLING BRIDE, THAT ASPECT OF OUR RELATIONSHIP DID NOT LAST LONG. IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE WE STARTED SPENDING LESS AND LESS TIME TOGETHER.
EVEN THOUGH, BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANSES, WE ARE TOGETHER EVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY, YOU ACT MOST OF THE TIME AS IF I WASN'T THERE.
THOUGH I HAVE MADE IT KNOWN TO YOU MANY TIMES OVER HOW MUCH I DESIRE TO BE A PART OF ALL THAT YOU DO, YOU PRETEND NOT TO HEAR ME. YOU DON'T INCLUDE ME IN 95% OF WHAT YOU DO.
I AGREE, YOU DO TAKE TIME EACH DAY TO SPEND 15 MINUTES OR SO WITH ME. BUT I THOUGHT MARRIAGE MEANT MORE THAN THAT.
I ALSO AGREE, THAT I ENJOY THE FAMILY GET-TOGETHERS WE HAVE ONCE A WEEK OR SO. BUT EVEN THEN YOU SPEND MORE TIME TALKING TO THE FAMILY THAN YOU DO TALKING TO ME.
AND, EVEN WHEN YOU DO TALK TO ME, YOU RARELY LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
I DON'T MEAN TO COMPLAIN: BUT WHEN WE GOT MARRIED, YOU PROMISED TO LOVE, HONOR, AND OBEY ME. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE VOWS YOU SAID UNTO ME?
THE WAY I SEE IT, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP. YOU SPEND MORE TIME EACH WEEK WATCHING T.V. THAN YOU SPEND WITH ME. YOU ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH WHAT OTHERS THINK ABOUT YOU, THAN WHAT I THINK ABOUT YOU.
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, AND BECAUSE I WOULD NEVER DIVORCE YOU, WE WILL REMAIN MARRIED. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS ME IS BREAKING MY HEART.
I HOPE THIS LETTER HELPS YOU TO SEE HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU, AND HOW MUCH I DESIRE A MORE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP.

YOUR LOVING BRIDEGROOM,
      JESUS.

[nChrist]

Oklahoma Howdy to Brother Royo,

Brother, thanks for sharing that with us. It is beautiful and moving.

In Christ,
Tom

[Whitehorse]

That is great. While we know we're the bride of Christ on one level, I've never really though about it in those terms. That was very helpful-thanks!

[IrishAngel]

Thank you,  very inspired Royo!