21 Aug, 2009
I See The Train Coming... and Coming... and Coming...
Chinese bride trains eye on wedding dress record
BEIJING (Reuters Life!) – A Chinese bride is hoping to enter the record books after getting married in a wedding dress with a train more than 2 km (1.2 miles) long trailing behind her.
It took guests more than three hours to roll out the gown, complete with 9,999 silk red roses attached to it, in the northeastern province of Jilin, state news agency Xinhua said.
"Both the length of the dress and the number silk roses pinned on the wedding dress can make history," the report quoted groom Zhao Peng as saying.
Zhao, who has applied to Guinness World Records, said he was inspired after seeing a story on the previous record holder in Romania, where the dress measured just over 1.5 km.
"I do not want a cliche wedding parade or banquet," he said.
Bride Lin Rong "laughed and cried at the romantic gesture," Xinhua said.
The dress cost around 40,000 yuan ($5,856), which prompted initial opposition to the plan from his family.
"It is a waste of money in my opinion," said Zhao's mother. "Though I understand that he wants to show his love on the big day."
($1 = 6.830 Yuan)
Story and Phono: http://news.yahoo.com (08/06/09)
1In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3And one called to another and said:
"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!"
4And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.
What does today's God's Story teach us about glory?
"Isaiah's lofty view of God in 6:1-4 gives us a sense of God's greatness, mystery, and power. Isaiah's example of recognizing his sinfulness before God encourages us to confess our sin. His picture of forgiveness reminds us that we, too, are forgiven. When we recognize how great our God is, how sinful we are, and the extent of God's forgiveness, we receive power to do his work. How does your concept of the greatness of God measure up to Isaiah's?" (Life Application Study Bible Note, 6:1ff)
The bride's dress in Today's Story might have been a sight to behold, with the long train and all those flowers. But nothing, absolutely nother, can compare to the Greatness of our God! Isaiah said the train of His robe filled the temple! And as we read in the note above, God's greatness reminds us of how much we need his forgiveness!
- Read the rest of Isaiah 6 each day this weekend. Thank God for his greatness.
- When you think about the Greatness of God, does it reveal part of your life you have yet to surrender to God? Confess that sind to God and receive his forgiveness.
- Thank God for His Spirit that gives us power to do His work.
How can we connect today's story, God's Story scripture and our story to others?
- Mention Today's Story to a friend and ask them what they think about a wedding dress with such a long train.
- Look for examples in the world around you of people trying to be "great." Look for ways to connect God's Story into that conversation.
- Is there someone with whom you've been sharing your story and God's Story for a while? Invite them to attend worship with you this weekend to experience the greatness of God with other believers.
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