Marriage Joins Two People In The Circle Of It's Love

Marriage is a commitment to life,
the best that two people can find and bring out in each other.
It offers opportunities for sharing and growth
that no other relationship can equal.
It is a physical and an emotional joining that is promised for a lifetime.

Within the circle of its love,
marriage encompasses all of life's most important relationships.
A wife and a husband are each other's best friend,
confidant, lover, teacher, listener, and critic.
And there may come times when one partner is heartbroken or ailing,
and the love of the other may resemble
the tender caring of a parent or child.

Marriage deepens and enriches every facet of life.
Happiness is fuller, memories are fresher,
commitment is stronger, even anger is felt more strongly,
and passes away more quickly.

Marriage understands and forgives the mistakes life
is unable to avoid. It encourages and nurtures new life,
new experiences, new ways of expressing
a love that is deeper than life.

When two people pledge their love and care for each other in marriage,
they create a spirit unique unto themselves which binds them closer
than any spoken or written words.
Marriage is a promise, a potential made in the hearts of two people
who love each other and takes a lifetime to fulfill.

by Edmund O'Neill

9 Comments

  • phenominal

    i just cant wait to read this at my brothers wedding,it would give him and his wife a better understanding of what they are commiting themselves to and reading this to them would be jst perfect it would be me advising them.Thanx.

    amanda 2014-08-16


  • Our friends wedding vow renewal

    Two good friends asked me to do a reading for the renewal of their wedding vows, and this is the one I chose for them - it's lovely.

    Lesley 2012-11-12


  • Our Wedding

    We had this red at our Wedding; I love it and can relate to this massively. Such Beautiful Words x

    Laura 2012-09-10


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