We recently took a vacation to Florida and visited The Magic Kingdom. My 17 and 10 year old sons enjoyed our time there, but probably not as much as the little girls all around us. So many of them were dressed in princess dresses, twirling and giggling with glee. I love watching the innocence of childhood and catching a glimpse of a little girl who believes she is THE princess waiting for her prince on a white horse to come and whisk her away to a fabulous castle and live happily ever after.
So why the white horse?
The idea could have been taken straight from the Bible. Several verses in the book of Revelation describe Jesus returning on a white horse:
Revelation 6:1-2 "The Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. There before me was a white horse. It's rider held a bow, and he was given a crown. He rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest."
Revelation 19:11 "I saw Heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns."
Revelation 19:14 "The armies of heaven are following him, riding on white horses. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written King of Kings and Lord of Lords."
Snow White sings a song of hope in her movie:
"Some day my prince will come
Some day we'll meet again
And away to his castle we'll go
To be happy forever I know"
That's my song of hope, too. Some day MY prince will come on a white horse. His name is Jesus and away to the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, we will go.
