Buon giorno principessa!

3/26/10 That’s what we’ll be saying in the morning to Megan, Josh’s fiancé. It’s what Guido said to his future wife in the movie, “Life is Beautiful.” (1997) The couple later had a son named Joshua. My son, Joshua, introduced me to this movie so it seems so-o-o appropriate to welcome His future wife in this way.

She and her lady in waiting (aka her sister, Maeve) are coming for a pre-wedding visit and we are all so excited. We have dubbed it the royal visit, just the way we did when Day came for that “big” visit before her wedding to son, Buddy. So, we have lots of purple (a royal color) flowers both inside and out.

I thought about how special I want her to feel in these last few months as she awaits her bridegroom---like a princess with her lacy dress and her adorable shoes. We too should feel like that each day---though not in exactly the same way, because each of us is, after all, is a child of the king. And we, the church, also await the coming of our bridegroom.
Many privileges come with being a child of the king. It is quite a royal position. Possibly, even He greets us each morning with Buon giorno principessa! (Good morning, my beautiful princess.) Maybe we just need to be still as we begin our day and listen for His joyful greeting.

as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you. (Isaiah 62:5b)

I think I’ll savor that thought about my Supreme One tomorrow morning before I call the princess and her lady down for breakfast. And I think I’ll offer them a “cuppa” of Fortnum and Mason’s “Royal Blend.” So appropriate, don’t you think?