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. By your presence here, you accept responsibility for helping them, for encouraging them in their relationship with each other, and in Jesus Christ. It offers you the hope and the promise of a love that is true and mature. But to attain such a love, you will have to commit yourselves to each other freely, without reserve, and gladly for the sake of a richer and deeper love together.
Love recognizes and affirms the godliness of each other, the creative spirit in each other.
It ties together with a bond of mutual trust and understanding. Commitment does not burden or bind. Commitment offers the freedom to celebrate your individuality with all its happiness, joy, exuberance, and wonder. It brings the freedom to celebrate your participation in a world rich with a positive future of dreams. Today, your separate lives, with their individual memories, desires and hopes, are merged into one.