Wedding Ceremony Number Nine (Renewal of Vows)
FRIENDS, WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE WITH ________________AND ____________________FOR RENEWAL OF THEIR MARITAL VOWS. LET US REJOICE IN THEIR LOVE, FOR IN A WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY AND SADNESS, THEY HAVE MADE A PLACE FOR BOTH LOVE AND JOY.
LOVE IS A GIFT; A MAGNIFICENT MYSTERY.
LOVE IS A HARD-EARNED TREASURE, EVERYDAY ASKING SOMETHING OF YOU TO PROVE YOU ARE WORTHY OF THE GRACE OF SUCH A CARING RELATIONSHIP. LOVE IS A JOY, MAKING YOUR EYES LIGHT UP AND GIVING YOU LAUGHTER TO UPLIFT YOUR SOULS; BRINGING YOU INTENSE PLEASURE OF THE SOUND OF YOUR BELOVED'S VOICE AT THE VERY TOUCH OF A HAND OR LIPS SWEETLY EMBRACING.
LOVE IS THE RICHEST BLESSING YOU CAN KNOW.
LOVE IS THE UNITY YOU HAVE WITH EACH OTHER, OF YOUR RELATION TO THOSE WHO ARE PART OF YOUR CIRCLE; OF CARING CHILDREN, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS; OF YOUR FEELING FOR EACH OTHER FOCUSED IN THIS SPECIAL MOMENT BUT ENDURING THROUGH THE PAST, IN THE PRESENT AND INTO THE FUTURE OF YOUR FEELINGS FOR YOU AS WE KNOW YOU IN THE DAYS AHEAD.
____________________ AND ______________________MAY YOUR LOVE BE AS BEAUTIFUL ON
EACH DAY YOU SHARE AS IT IS ON THIS DAY OF CELEBRATION. MAY YOU ALWAYS REMAIN FRIENDS, SWEETHEARTS AND HELPMATES. MAY THE YEARS AHEAD BRING YOU HAPPINESS AND CONTENTMENT.
REPEAT AFTER ME: I COMMIT MY LIFE TO OUR PARTNERSHIP IN MARRIAGE. WILL YOU LET ME SHARE MY LIFE AND ALL THAT I AM WITH YOU?