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It is only a tiny rosebud A flower of God's design; But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine. The secret of unfolding flowers If I cannot unfold a rosebud, So, I'll trust in Him for leading The pathway that lies before me |
Rose
Ceremony
"Your gift to each other for your wedding
today has been your wedding rings - which shall
always be an outward demonstration of your vows
of love and respect; and a public showing of
your commitment to each other.
You now have what remains the most honorable
title which may exist between a man and a woman
- the title of "husband" and
"wife." For your first gift as husband
and wife, that gift will be a single rose.
In the past, the rose was considered a symbol of
love and a single rose always meant only one
thing - it meant the words "I love
you." So it is appropriate that for your
first gift - as husband and wife - that gift
would be a single rose.
Please exchange your first gift as husband and
wife. In someway it seems like you have
not done anything at all. Just a moment ago you
were holding one small rose - and now you are
holding one small rose. In some ways, a marriage
ceremony is like this. In some ways, tomorrow is
going to seem no different from yesterday. But
in fact today, just now, you both have given and
received one of the most valuable and precious
gifts of life - one I hope you always remember -
the gift of true and abiding love within the
devotion of marriage.
_________ and _____________, I would ask that
where ever you make your home in the future -
whether it be a large and elegant home - or a
small and graceful one - that you both pick one
very special location for roses; so that on each
anniversary of this truly wonderful occasion you
both may take a rose to that spot both as a
recommitment to your marriage - and a
recommitment that THIS will be a marriage based
upon love.
In every marriage there are times where it is
difficult to find the right words. It is easiest
to hurt who we most love. It is easiest to be
most hurt by who we most love. It might be
difficult some time to words to say "I am
sorry" or "I forgive you";
"I need you" or "I am
hurting". If this should happen, if you
simply cannot find these words, leave a rose at
that spot which both of you have selected - for
that rose than says what matters most of all and
should overpower all other things and all other
words.
That rose says the words: "I still love
you." The other should accept this rose for
the words which cannot be found, and remember
the love and hope that you both share today.
__________ and ________, if there is anything
you remember of this marriage ceremony, it is
that it was love that brought you here today, it
is only love which can make it a glorious union,
and it is by love which your marriage shall
endure."
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It is only a tiny rosebud A flower of God's design; But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine. The secret of unfolding flowers If I cannot unfold a rosebud, So, I'll trust in Him for leading The pathway that lies before me |