Post your readings

rachel801231

In a previous post I had asked about when to do a reading.  Well I finally picked  out the reading we will have.  I thought I would share for the person who asked what it was.  So feel free to share yours as well.

MY LOVE
~ Linda Lee Elrod ~

When I met you, I had no idea
how much my life
was about to be changed...
but then, how could I have known?

A love like ours happens
once in a lifetime.
You were a miracle to me,
the one who was everything
I had ever dreamed of,
the one I thought existed
only in my imagination.

And when you came into my life,
I realized that what I
had always thought
was happiness
couldn't compare to the joy
loving you brought me.

You are a part of everything
I think and do and feel,
and with you by my side,
I believe that anything is possible.
(this day) gives me a chance
to thank you for the miracle of you...
you are, and always will be,
the love of my life.

JCWhitey

We have two readings...

Song of Solomon 2:10, 13,16

My Beloved spake, and said to me, Rise up my love, my fair one, and come

away. For low, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; Flowers appear on

the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is

heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with

the tender grapes give a good smell. Arise my love, my fair one, come away. My

beloved is mine and I am his.

and...

Blessing of the Hands

These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and vibrant with love,

that are holding yours on your wedding day, as you promise to love each other

all the days of your lives. These are the hands that will work alongside yours, as

together you build your future. These are the hands that will passionately love

you and cherish you through the years, and with the slightest touch, comfort you

like no other. These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from

your eyes: tears of sorrow and tears of joy. These are the hands that will comfort

you in illness or console you when you are grieving. These are the hands that

will hold your children in tender love, soothing them through illness and hurts,

supporting and encouraging them along the way, and knowing when it’s time to

let go. And lastly, these are the hands that even when wrinkled and aged, will still

be reaching for yours, still giving you the same unspoken tenderness with just a

touch.

scooterpie7

Prayer for a Marriage Steve Scafidi   When we are old one night and the moon arcs over the house like an antique China saucer and the teacup sun follows somewhere far behind   I hope the stars deepen to a shine so bright you could read by it if you liked and the sadnesses we will have known go away for awhile― in this hour or two before sleep― and that we kiss standing in the kitchen not fighting gravity so much as embodying its sweet force, and I hope we kiss like we do today knowing so much good is said in this primitive tongue   From the wild first surprising ones to the lower dizzy ten thousand infinitely slower ones― and I hope while we stand there in the kitchen making tea and kissing, the whistle of the teapot wakes the neighbors.  
Union Robert Fulghum

   You have known each other from the first glance of acquaintance to this point of commitment. At some point, you decided to marry. From that moment of yes, to this moment of yes, indeed, you have been making commitments in an informal way. All of those conversations that were held in a car, or over a meal, or during long walks – all those conversations that began with, “When we’re married”, and continued with “I will” and “you will” and “we will” – all those late night talks that included “someday” and “somehow” and “maybe” – and all those promises that are unspoken matters of the heart. All these common things, and more, are the real process of a wedding. The symbolic vows that you are about to make are a way of saying to one another, “You know all those things that we’ve promised, and hoped, and dreamed – well, I meant it all, every word.”

Look at one another and remember this moment in time. Before this moment you have been many things to one another – acquaintance, friend, companion, lover, dancing partner, even teacher, for you have learned much from one another these past few years. Shortly you shall say a few words that will take you across a threshold of life, and things between you will never quite be the same.

   For after today you shall say to the world –
   This is my husband. This is my wife.  

KH 2012

we have two readings, one from the bible and one was a poem...i cant find the bible one online but this is the other one

In joining your lives

In joining your lives may God grant you both...
Love... to afford each other a special quality of time together.
Joy...in the accomplishments of one another.
Understanding...that your interests and desires
will not always be the same.
Friendship...based on mutual trust.
Courage...to speak of a misunderstanding
and to work on a solution
before the setting of the sun.
Compassion...to comfort each other in pain and sorrow.
Foresight...to realize rainbows follow rainy days.
Imagination...to keep with you part of the child you used to be.
Mirth...from your sense of humor.
Awareness...to live each day with the knowledge
that there is no promise of tomorrow.
May God bless you and keep you
in the Palm of His hand.

jbrook12

Apache Wedding Prayer


Now you will feel no rain,
For each of you will be shelter to the other.
Now you will feel no cold,
For each of you will be warmth to the other.
Now there is no more loneliness,
For each of you will be companion to the other.
Now you are two bodies,
But there is one life before you.
Go now to your dwelling place,
To enter into the days of your togetherness.
And may your days be good and long upon the earth

rebeccaa12

Jbrook- your reading is beautiful!!

jbrook12

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[QUOTE]Jbrook- your reading is beautiful!! :)
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Thank you.

HobokensFury

We're having 2 readings.

Corinthians 13

Love is always patient and kind;

It is never jealous;

Love in never boastful or conceited;

It is never rude or selfish;

It does not take offense,

And it is not resentful.

Love takes no pleasure

In other people’s faults

But delights in the truth;

It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope.

It is always ready to endure whatever comes.

Finally, true love does not come to an end.

And The Art of Marriage poem

The little things are the big things.
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once a day.

It is never going to sleep angry.
It is at no time taking the other for granted;
the courtship should not end with the honeymoon,
it should continue through all the years.

It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.
It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice,
but in the spirit of joy.

It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating
gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is not expecting the husband to wear a halo or the wife to have wings of an angel.
It is not looking for perfection in each other.

It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding and a sense of humor.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.

It is finding room for the things of the spirit.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.
It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.

 

deanlover82

I'm using the Apache blessing too, I love it! My mom also used it at her wedding. Good taste :)


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[QUOTE]we have two readings, one from the bible and one was a poem...i cant find the bible one online but this is the other one In joining your lives In joining your lives may God grant you both... Love... to afford each other a special quality of time together. Joy...in the accomplishments of one another. Understanding...that your interests and desires will not always be the same. Friendship...based on mutual trust. Courage...to speak of a misunderstanding and to work on a solution before the setting of the sun. Compassion...to comfort each other in pain and sorrow. Foresight...to realize rainbows follow rainy days. Imagination...to keep with you part of the child you used to be. Mirth...from your sense of humor. Awareness...to live each day with the knowledge that there is no promise of tomorrow. May God bless you and keep you in the Palm of His hand.
Posted by KH 2012[/QUOTE]

scooterpie7

For those of you using the 'Apache Wedding Prayer' - you may not care at all but this is not actually a genuine Apache prayer but was written by a white American author for a Western novel called 'Blood Brother' in the 1950s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wedding_Blessing. We were going to use it but this took away a little of the charm for me. Still, its beautiful and has a great sentiment - just a little trivia for you!