Wedding Readings...Make Sure You Have a Tissue

I thought that I would share the poems and scriptures that will be read at our wedding.

The first poem will be read by Karl's Aunt Lesley. It is titled "The Wedding Prayer"

WEDDING PRAYER
~ By Robert Louis Stevenson ~

Lord, behold our family here assembled.We thank you for this place in which we dwell,for the love that unites us,for the peace accorded us this day,for the hope with which we expect the morrow,for the health, the work, the food,and the bright skies that make our lives delightful;for our friends in all parts of the earth.

Amen

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The second reading will come from 1st Corinthians - Chapter 13 it will be read by Kimberly's grandfather.

"Love never fails". Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude.Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right.Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.Love never ends.

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Finally, the third reading is one we decided against having in the ceremony, but I must share it. It says exactly what I feel towards Karl:

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.