"Bobby"

Bobby was a cowboy,

And handy with a horse,

Chuck wagon chef, spur-maker,

And a whole lot more of course.

And Bobby loved Teresa,

And Teresa loved him back,

They built a life together,

And that’s a certain fact.

With lots of love and laughter,

They found their happy dance,

And knew the Good Lord blessed them,

With a once in a lifetime chance,

To share the big adventure,

Of two people being one,

They vowed and really meant it,

It would never come undone.

Many good years passed that way,

Then Bobby got real sick,

Teresa right there with him,

No matter thin or thick.

And many prayers were offered,

For awhile we all had hope,

But in the end the Good Lord took him,

He just played out his rope.

Teresa tells about the time,

When she got home one day,

Bobby made a gravel message,

Right in their old driveway.

With pebbles he had written there,

The three words I love you,

Love was just a little heart,

That’s what he thought to do.

And sometimes it’s just the little things,

We remember when they’re gone,

A cowboy in the arms of God,

He’s right where he belongs.

Bobby was a cowboy,

And handy with a horse,

Chuck wagon chef, spur-maker,

And a whole lot more of course.

“As the Scriptures say, ‘A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.” (Ephesians 5:31-32, NLT)

There are many reasons God brings a man and woman together in holy matrimony. One is to give them a happy and fulfilling life. A second is to bring about the needed personal changes the marriage brings as the two adjust to becoming one. A third, and perhaps most important, is the vocation associated with the marriage. Their love becomes an illustration of the love between Jesus and His church. God can use the couple to extend His Kingdom and show His love to others in unique and beautiful ways. The poem is about two people who did exactly that together.

Lord, use our marriages to glorify You, in Jesus’ name.

Bobby’s message in the driveway to Teresa.