Here today we bring ourselves and our hopes. Divorce is a rite of meaning and import. It must be entered into only with deepest consideration and strongest conviction. But also, perhaps, for some there is relief and hope and even approval. This ceremony marks the end of a love.
People marry in hope.
People marry in idealism holding not only to the beauty of what is but to the grandeur of what shall be. For marriage is not a moment but a lifetime. Marriage is growth. The wedding ceremony is a declaration of faith in that growth. But not all marriages are a coming together.