We have even, at times, invited our worship of romance to invade our worship of God. Take, for example, the familiar lyric, “So I’ll let my words be few—Jesus, I am so in love with you.” Amazon offers multiple book titles, T-shirts, and inspirational art urging Christians to “fall in love with Jesus,” to “abandon yourself to the greatest romance of your life.” If Christ is the Bridegroom and the church is his bride, this language may not be wholly out of place. But the Bible portrays our relationship with Christ in terms that are less like the sweeping romance of Jack and Rose and more like
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Jack & Lucille- married 75 years
