Delight Doubled

A forum friend goes off to seminary. This photo comes from her blog entry called "Delight" and moved my soul so much I wanted to paste it here...to remember all the better the feeling I have today.

The grooming of a prophet...this is what I see happening to you, my love.
Ezekiel had his valley of bones:
Eze 37:1
The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which [was] full of bones,
Eze 37:2
And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, [there were] very many in the open valley; and, lo, [they were] very dry.
Eze 37:3
And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
And you have had yours.

Isaiah had his cleansing fire and his calling:
Isa 6:1
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
Isa 6:5
Then said I, Woe [is] me! for I am undone; because I [am] a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
Isa 6:6
Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, [which] he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
Isa 6:7
And he laid [it] upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
Isa 6:8
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here [am] I; send me.

And you have had yours. And we have had ours.


So today I am the one in this beautiful picture I found, glorying in the gold that you are becoming. That I am your wife is a wondrous mystery to me. For yours is every day a purer calling, seven times refined.