The union it symbolizes can be the most intriguing of human experiences, for in any accounting, love in its infinite manifestations is what life is all about. To share their lives, to encourage creativity, to inspire each other to reach beyond the limits of the ordinary . . . We are witness to the making of a covenant. And everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. But we do not always keep that command.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes in all things, endures all things.
And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another as God in Christ has forgiven you and be subject to one another out of reverence to God. You are called to rejoice with them in their happiness, to help them when they have trouble, to remember them regularly in your prayers, and in all things to offer them your love and support as the Body of Christ. It offers you the hope and the promise of a love that is true and mature. And most importantly, to attain to such a love, you must each give yourself in faith and obedience to God who is the source and nurturer of all love. Then trusting in the Holy Spirit to sustain you, make the commitment to which God has called you.