Homily on love, for weddings

All the saints, all the prophets,
All the scripture writers and mystics
Tell us one thing:

The nature of God is love.

That god’s love is the central
Or core mystery of the universe.

Today love is not out there--
Somewhere in the heavens.

Today this mystery is right here,
Among us.

Between _________ and ___________

Human love is the most amazing grace of all.

It is holy, sacred and awesome not only in
What it is, but what it beckons us toward.

An enjoyment of one another and
An unceasing giving of ourselves,
A surrender to the other.

Then, as Time Goes By

we discover it is

a surrender to

the Otherness of the other,

loving them still, warts and all.

___________ And _________ today
Pledge that they
Will be faithful to this love
That has found them

And we are here to celebrate
With them
And their families
The joy of this discovery
And this pledging.

They are stepping publicly

into the great mystery of love

which is, in truth, the metaphor of life.

For anyone to do this,

is, in itself, an awesome

and holy thing.

What a precious and happy day
This is,

for them

and

for all of us.