Marriage means that our kids are now ready for responsibility and purpose. In them we see our life multiplying, creating more life. But weddings are also sad. What was ours is no longer ours. We know the dangers that lie ahead.
Life is short and fragile.
So, mothers weep at weddings, for joy or sorrow or both. Mysteriously, joy and sadness become one in marriage. This, too, is a symbol of how we prepare for Christ. We are anxious yet apprehensive. Our union to Christ means joy and sadness, responsibility and freedom, cross and crown.