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Reviewed by Rich Follett for Readers' Favorite
The Bridegroom by Joseph Michael Shucraft is an exquisite collection of poems dedicated to the purposeful presence of Jesus at the heart of Christian marriage. Although Shucraft describes his work alternately as verses and poems, to me, they are really more like psalms—beautiful sacred songs of praise. The overarching concept behind The Bridegroom is perhaps best expressed in ‘Guard Our Hearts’, where Jesus is represented as the bridegroom and husband and wife, united in Holy Matrimony, become the blessed bride: "You are the rock on which the foundation of our hearts stand/ We are the bride whose heart you pray transforms/ As the Bridegroom, you pledge to save us from all evil/ Truth rests upon us for you we have found."
Joseph Michael Shucraft offers a powerful, inspiring, strength-giving, majestic vision in The Bridegroom—a vision of a future in which men and women, united in marriage and in Christ, have love enough, faith enough, and purity enough for their sacred union to overcome any worldly obstacle. It is truly a vision of Heaven here on earth, with a great deal of wisdom to offer married couples of any faith. From Holiness: "We are a humble Bride waiting for the perfect Bridegroom/ One who never does us harm nor lies to us." Joseph Michael Shucraft’s premise that the marriage of true believers is a perfect reflection of Christ’s love for each of us, expressed so eloquently in every line of The Bridegroom, is both timely and life-affirming.