Sacred Symphony

Today, 40 years ago, Claude and I exchanged vows and entered into the sacred symphony of marriage.

Sacred Symphony

This morning, 40 years ago

we left behind the words

yours and mine and found

in their absence a duet

we chose to play together.

Why would we ever have wanted

to attempt

this life alone? 

To the table of love,

we brought bread, we brought wine

of our own sweet communion.

To the bed of marriage,

we brought passion, we brought promise

of our own strong commitment to covenant

We brought shears to cut through

the shackles and snares of the past,

brought champagne to toast

the courage of showing up as we are.

And when we forgot

the lyrics to the music,

well, there was always dancing.

And when we forgot to dance,

well, there was always laughter.

And when we forget to laugh,

Well, there was always

The union of tears –

The way two rivers

Become one ocean,

The way wind and brass

Become one sacred symphony.

Jann Warner

Love like that 

Even after all this time

The sun never says to the earth,

“You owe me.”

Look what happens with

A love like that,

It lights the whole sky.

(Hafiz)

Dear God

Thank you for your hand upon our lives and marriage these past 40 years. Thank you that you have worked all things together for our good, creating a sacred symphony that reflects your glory. We are so excited for the plans you still have for us. As it is written, “What no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human heart has conceived — God has prepared these things for those who love him.”

Amen

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