The bride

I went to a friends wedding this weekend and she was a very beautiful bride on the big day.  everything seemed to flow smoothly and as she described/desired it...simple but still very classy.

As i was sitting in the back row the thought came over me about the church and how we are Christ's bride and he is the bride groom anxiously waiting for His beautiful bride and for God to tell Him to go get us.  

but then the question that popped into my head is "how beautiful is his bride?"  sometimes i feel like his bride forgot what she looks like and she thinks she's Cinderella, when in actuality, we are probably more like the evil step sisters.  Abusive, back stabbing, lazy, agenda driven brats!

We want to argue over the little things (pearl necklaces, sashes, earrings, etc) instead of focusing on the ball and making sure we are ready for our prince charming.

so the question that is now through my head as i type... "would the glass shoe fit on my/our foot?"  Christ is looking for a beautiful bride that slipped out mid-dance and is searching high and low for her.  

Are we what He is looking for?