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I Corinthians, Chapter 13
Love is patient, love is kind:
Love is not jealous or boastful;
it is not arrogant or rude.
Love does not insist on his own way;
it is not irritable or resentful;
it does not rejoice over wrong doings, but rejoices in the truth.
Love bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things,
endures all things.
The Promise
Within this blessed union of souls
Where two hearts intertwine to become one,
there lies a promise.
Perfectly born, divinely created, and intimately shared.
It is a place where the hope and majesty of beginnings reside,
where all things are made possible
by the astounding love shared by two spirits.
As you hold each other's hands in this promise,
and eagerly look to the future in each other's eyes,
may your unconditional love and devotion
take you to places of which you've both only dreamed,
where you'll dwell for a lifetime of happiness
sheltered in the warmth of each other arms.
Love
I love you, not for what you are
but for what I am when I am with you.
I love you, not only for what you have made of yourself,
but for what you are making of me.
I love you, for the part of me that you bring out;
I love you, for putting your hand into my heart
and passing over all the foolish, weak things
that you can't help dimly seeing there,
and for drawing into the light
all the beautiful belongings that no one else had looked
quite far enough to find.
I love you because you are helping to make
out of the lumber of my life,
not a tavern; but a temple;
Out of the works of my every day,
not a reproach but a song.
True Love
True love is a sacred flame
that burns eternally,
and none can dim its special glow,
or change its destiny.
True love speaks in tender tones
and hears with gentle ear.
True love gives with open heart
and true love conquers fear.
True love makes no harsh demands.
It neither rules no binds,
and true love holds with gentle hands
the hearts that it entwines.
What Is Love?
Love
Love is the strongest feeling known,
and all encompassing passion
and extreme strength;
and overwhelming excitement.
Love is trying not to hurt the other person;
trying not to change the other person;
trying not to dominate the other person;
trying not to deceive the other person.
Love is understanding each other;
listening to each other;
supporting each other;
having fun with each other.
Love is not an excuse to stop growing;
not an excuse to stop making yourself better;
not an excuse to lessen one's goals;
not an excuse to take the other person for granted.
Love is being completely honest with each other;
finding dreams to share
working towards common goals;
sharing responsibilities equally.
Everyone in the world wants to love.
Love is not a feeling to be taken lightly.
Love is a feeling to be cherished, nurtured, and cared for.
Love is the reason for life.
Sonnet 43
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth of breadth and height
my soul can reach when feeling out of sight,
for the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of ever day's
most quiet need, by sun and candle light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
in my old griefs, and with childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
with my lost saints, I love thee with the breath.
Smiles, tears, all of my life!
And if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.
Uniting
Whenever two people begin to write
their lives' poem on a single leaf
of hammered paper,
the angels sing
and the ends of the universe,
bright with stars,
move somehow closer.
So their joy together
eternally becomes God's smile.
The Greatest Gift
All things I would give my love,
all things tender, caring, serving, true.
I would enwrap her in my loving arms
and shield her from all stress and pain.
I would enchant him with the vision bright
of those rare gifts that are his deepest self.
And I would carry her on wings of joy
to all the heights the soul of man can know.
Love is patient, love is kind:
Love is not jealous or boastful;
it is not arrogant or rude.
Love does not insist on his own way;
it is not irritable or resentful;
it does not rejoice over wrong doings, but rejoices in the truth.
Love bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things,
endures all things.
The Promise
Within this blessed union of souls
Where two hearts intertwine to become one,
there lies a promise.
Perfectly born, divinely created, and intimately shared.
It is a place where the hope and majesty of beginnings reside,
where all things are made possible
by the astounding love shared by two spirits.
As you hold each other's hands in this promise,
and eagerly look to the future in each other's eyes,
may your unconditional love and devotion
take you to places of which you've both only dreamed,
where you'll dwell for a lifetime of happiness
sheltered in the warmth of each other arms.
Love
I love you, not for what you are
but for what I am when I am with you.
I love you, not only for what you have made of yourself,
but for what you are making of me.
I love you, for the part of me that you bring out;
I love you, for putting your hand into my heart
and passing over all the foolish, weak things
that you can't help dimly seeing there,
and for drawing into the light
all the beautiful belongings that no one else had looked
quite far enough to find.
I love you because you are helping to make
out of the lumber of my life,
not a tavern; but a temple;
Out of the works of my every day,
not a reproach but a song.
True Love
True love is a sacred flame
that burns eternally,
and none can dim its special glow,
or change its destiny.
True love speaks in tender tones
and hears with gentle ear.
True love gives with open heart
and true love conquers fear.
True love makes no harsh demands.
It neither rules no binds,
and true love holds with gentle hands
the hearts that it entwines.
What Is Love?
Love
Love is the strongest feeling known,
and all encompassing passion
and extreme strength;
and overwhelming excitement.
Love is trying not to hurt the other person;
trying not to change the other person;
trying not to dominate the other person;
trying not to deceive the other person.
Love is understanding each other;
listening to each other;
supporting each other;
having fun with each other.
Love is not an excuse to stop growing;
not an excuse to stop making yourself better;
not an excuse to lessen one's goals;
not an excuse to take the other person for granted.
Love is being completely honest with each other;
finding dreams to share
working towards common goals;
sharing responsibilities equally.
Everyone in the world wants to love.
Love is not a feeling to be taken lightly.
Love is a feeling to be cherished, nurtured, and cared for.
Love is the reason for life.
Sonnet 43
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth of breadth and height
my soul can reach when feeling out of sight,
for the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of ever day's
most quiet need, by sun and candle light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
in my old griefs, and with childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
with my lost saints, I love thee with the breath.
Smiles, tears, all of my life!
And if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.
Uniting
Whenever two people begin to write
their lives' poem on a single leaf
of hammered paper,
the angels sing
and the ends of the universe,
bright with stars,
move somehow closer.
So their joy together
eternally becomes God's smile.
The Greatest Gift
All things I would give my love,
all things tender, caring, serving, true.
I would enwrap her in my loving arms
and shield her from all stress and pain.
I would enchant him with the vision bright
of those rare gifts that are his deepest self.
And I would carry her on wings of joy
to all the heights the soul of man can know.
- These are just some of the sample readings.
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