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His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. We love him, because he first loved us. Mat 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. Because nobody else’s love, nobody else’s marriage, is like yours, and it’s a road you can only learn by walking it, a dance you cannot be taught, a song that did not exist before you began, together, to sing.
And because in the darkness you will reach out a hand, not knowing for certain if someone else is even there.
I'm here
I'm the one holdin' your hand, remindin' you not to forget me
I'm the warm feelin' in your belly when you don't know why
I'm the ache to the core when one
Someone sways to the other side of a vibe
I'm the tingle on your skin when it's
Touched by the tip of a thrill you can rely on
The knowing, when your eyes meet eyes that recognise yours
And hold you, loose enough to move freely
But tight enough to never let you fall
I'm the breath you take in and let all the way out to the end
When you're held and your shoulders drop into arms
You flop that feel like a blanket of truth
And wrap you and sooth you
To the moon you thought was in the sky
I'm the backbone that holds it all together
The vertebrae stacked on top of each other
When it's all gone pear-shaped and wrong
I'm the bitin' on your lip keepin' it zipped
Swallowin' words that could wound and rip apart
I'm choosin' kindness over bein' right
I'm the fight in you when you don't know how
The life in you when it's gone right out
I'm life when I'm near, hope without fear
I'm nothin' fancy in a world drippin' in gold
But a beautiful jewel never bought, never sold
And when you open your heart and let me in alone
You'll know who I am, because I feel like home
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Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee. Your dream has said so.'
Gilgamesh said, 'May the dream come true.
May the true friend appear, the true companion,
who through every danger will stand at my side.' "
THE ARBOR
THE ARBOR By Sappho
He seems to he a god, that man
Facing you, who leans to be close,
Smiles, and, alert and glad, listens
To your mellow voice
And quickens in love at your laughter
That stings my breasts, jolts my heart
If I dare the shock of a glance.
I cannot speak,
My tongue sticks to my dry mouth,
Thin fire spreads beneath my skin,
My eyes cannot see and my aching ears
Roar in their labyrinths.
Chill sweat glides down my back,
I shake, I turn greener than grass.
I am neither living nor dead and cry
From the narrow between.
Sappho (612 B.C.) Translated by Guy Davenport
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The moment we choose to love, we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others. Luke 7:8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Wedding Readings for Gay Male Couples
ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their toil.
To Love is Not to Possess by James Kavanaugh
To love is not to possess,
To own or imprison,
Nor to lose one’s self in another.
Love is to join and separate,
To walk alone and together,
To find a laughing freedom
That lonely isolation does not permit.
It is finally to be able
To be who we really are
No longer clinging in childish dependency
Nor docilely living separate lives in silence,
It is to be perfectly one’s self
And perfectly joined in permanent commitment
To another–and to one’s inner self.
Love only endures when it moves like waves,
Receding and returning gently or passionately,
Or moving lovingly like the tide
In the moon’s own predictable harmony,
Because finally, despite a child’s scars
Or an adult’s deepest wounds,
They are openly free to be
Who they really are–and always secretly were,
In the very core of their being
Where true and lasting love can alone abide.
4.
By itself it makes that is heavy light; and it bears evenly all that is uneven.
It carries a burden which is no burden; it will not be kept back by anything low and mean; it desires to be free from all wordly affections, and not to be entangled by any outward prosperity, or by any adversity subdued.
Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility.
Their love for each other has grown stronger with each passing day, and today they are ready to take the next step together.
No words of mine or any other person can truly marry each of you to the other. Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. No man hath seen God at any time.
Mat 8:7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. (repeat for partner 2)”
Officiant: “Now, [Partner 1] and [Partner 2], you have written your own vows. May the happiness you share today be with you always. May your relationship always be one of love and trust. You’ll lead the recessional down the aisle, followed by your wedding party and all other guests.
how much better is thy love than wine!