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Reading
by Frank Russas
"Why Marriage?"
~ By: Mari Nichols-Haining ~
Because
to the depths of me, I long to love one person,
With all my heart, my soul, my mind, my body...
Because
I need a forever friend to trust with the intimacies of me,
Who won't hold them against me,
Who loves me when I'm unlikable,
Who sees the small child in me, and
Who looks for the divine potential of me...
Because
I need to cuddle in the warmth of the night
With someone who thanks God for me,
With someone I feel blessed to hold...
Because
marriage means opportunity
To grow in love in friendship...
Because
marriage is a discipline
To be added to a list of achievements...
Because
marriages do not fail, people fail
When they enter into marriage
Expecting another to make them whole...
Because,
knowing this,
I promise myself to take full responsibility
For my spiritual, mental and physical wholeness
I create me,
I take half of the responsibility for my marriage
Together we create our marriage...
Because
with this understanding
The possibilities are limitless.
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Reading
by Dale Fournier
"The Key to Love"
The key to love is understanding ...
The ability to comprehend not only the spoken word,
but those unspoken gestures,
the little things that say so much by themselves.
The
key to love is forgiveness ....
to accept each others faults and pardon mistakes,
without forgetting, but with remembering
what you learn from them.
The
key to love is sharing ...
Facing your good fortunes as well as the bad, together;
both conquering problems, forever searching for ways
to intensify your happiness.
The
key to love is giving ...
without thought of return,
but with the hope of just a simple smile,
and by giving in but never giving up.
The
key to love is respect ...
realizing that you are two separate people, with different
ideas; that you don't belong to each other,
that you belong with each other, and share a mutual bond.
The
key to love is inside us all ...
It takes time and patience to unlock all the ingredients
that will take you to its threshold;
it is the continual learning process that demands a lot of
work ... but the rewards are more than worth the effort ...
and that is the key to love.
Anon
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