Here is a picture of my Queen taken in a museum in Indonesia a few weeks ago. Today I want to wish her a warm and blessed 63rd birthday:Mary, next to Christ Himself, you are God’s very best gift to me. You model Christlike servanthood, integrity, godliness, and kindness. You are more special than special; you are my better ¾, my tender-hearted, God-fearing, help-perfectly-meet for me woman. You pack our days, weeks, months, and years with love, understanding, wisdom, and pleasure.
Your unflagging support and undying loyalty are treasured. You are the sunshine of my life in winter’s cold blasts. Even the simple things of life—like talking and walking—are pure pleasure when I am with you. I’m afraid that I have become almost totally co-dependent on you! Thanks so much for being by far and away my best friend and confidant, and my spiritual partner.
Thanks too for being my traveling partner and for never getting tired of my sermons! I am unworthy of you, but I want you to know that I love you—your soul and your smile—more than you know. I love you more than yesterday and less than tomorrow. I’m so very glad you are Mary Beeke.
