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May
Your Hope Chest Be Filled With Hope And Wisdom
Dear
Handmaidens,
I remember
when I was a newly-engaged girl, my mother and father
provided a hope chest for me. We weren't very well off,
but they acquired an
old writing bureau which they kept in their bedroom for
me as my own room was too small. This hope chest was
filled gradually with all the usual things to ensure a
well stocked home with crocks and linens. But I found
this was not its primary purpose for me. It became my
focus and purpose in life- reminding me of the task
ahead of becoming mistress of my own home. Each time I
added something to it, it filled my soul with longing
for the day of marriage and hope for the future.
As I worked
and saved for my wedding and new home, it became my
anchor. Every kitchen article was added with dreams of
me cooking delicious meals for my beloved. Each towel I
folded filled me with visions of them flapping on the
line and I would plan how to wash them properly and keep
them soft and fluffy. Fluffy enough to wrap up my new
baby after its bath. For every sheet and blanket focused
me on the physical side of marriage filling my heart
with the promise of children conceived in love. As I
added to my picnic ware, my mind would race imagining
flying kites, feeding the ducks by the pond and country
drives with my husband and children ..life held great
promise for me in that hope chest...and although mine
was not a true hope chest- it was full of hope.
May your hope
chest fill you with joy and hope- no matter what its
actual appearance. May it fill you with hope for the
future as you keep your eyes on Jesus whilst He seeks
out your future husband. Let this be a time of joyful
preparation for your high calling as a future wife and
mother.
Glenys Robyn
Hicks
“Wisdom has
built her house: she has hewn out her seven pillars”
Proverbs 9:1 |
