Imagine your life as a thread. By itself, it seems fragile, insignificant, and vulnerable. But to an artist, a thread is infinitely important as it weaves a tapestry. We believe God is an artist. In His wisdom, He takes disparate threads and creates a tapestry that knits many lives together. Slowly, that tapestry becomes the shape of a figure, dazzlingly bright and clothed in a wedding gown: the bride of Christ. We met at a time that was neither advantageous nor desirable. Neither of us wanted a relationship. Neither of us felt ready for one. In fact, Elizabeth Anne decided to call herself to singleness and declared: "Lord if I see my future husband, I will spit in his face." That night, we met and danced on the Cooper River (only because everyone else already had a partner). And so began 7 months of a wary friendship and a hesitant courtship. Elijah feared being hurt. Elizabeth Anne feared vulnerability. But slowly, we shared our dreams with one another, our fears, our failures, our regrets, our pains, and our passions. We spent time laughing and crying and listening and observing one another. And every moment, we prayed. We prayed that God would heal our wounds Himself. We prayed that He would redeem our stories by making them a part of His great narrative. We prayed that He would either bless our relationship or tear it apart. We prayed that we would chase after Him endlessly. And He answered. We found that our pasts have made it possible to love one another in greater and more specific ways than we ever could have imagined. We found that our passion for the Lord serves only to encourage one another in ministry. We found that we can be each other's confidants. We found that the Lord had begun to knit our lives together - to be a tangible experience of His love for us. And at the end of time, we will present each other at the wedding feast in Heaven with grateful tears in our eyes, saying: "Thank you for giving me my best friend." Will you join us?