June 11, 2005
This prayer was offered at our wedding:
Give them wisdom and devotion in the ordering of their common life, that each may be to the other a strength in need, a counselor in perplexity, a comfort in sorrow, and a companion in joy.
Grant that their wills may be so knit together in your will, and their spirits in your Spirit, that they may grow in love and peace with you and one another all the days of their life.
Give them grace, when they hurt each other, to recognize and acknowledge their fault, and to seek each other's forgiveness and yours.
Make their life together a sign of Christ's love to this sinful and broken world, that unity may overcome estrangement, forgiveness heal guilt, and joy conquer despair.
Bestow on them, if it is your will, the gift and heritage of children, and the grace to bring them up to know you, to love you, and to serve you.
Amen
I don't think I could offer another prayer that would resonate better with me today. But I do have a deeper sense of the beauty and vulnerability of marriage and our need for God's grace to sustain our calling in marriage.
On a more superficial note, Talya had fun today looking at some of our wedding pictures (still and video) and feeling surprised that so many people she knows were part of our and each other's lives before she was born. My surprise was how much we've all aged in six years, except for some--like my little brothers--that look like they have "grown up" more than aged.
I am also aware, as I think back to our wedding, of how lucky we were to have such a strong sense of community around us when we entered marriage and appreciate each of those precious friendships, most of which are some degree of long distance, now more than ever.
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