It is the bridegroom

                       to whom the bride belongs.

            The bridegroom's friend,

      who stands by and listens to him,
 

                rejoices greatly 
 

   at hearing the bridegroom's voice.
 
 
 

        This joy,

                   this perfect joy,

                                        is now mine.

 
John 3:28-29 NEB, April 25, 2004