Marriage on Valentine's Day

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

Did any war ever contribute more to life than it took from life?

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

What surprises you more -- our successes or our failures?
Our compassion or our selfishness?
Our generosity or our greed?
Our creativity or our "destructivity"?

We choose life, but not always very well.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Here are some of the most interesting results of the “JAM” (Jesus As Messiah) survey: 73% thought I was too soft on the woman caught in adultery, 68% thought the father of the prodigal son was too lenient, 59% wondered where the seed sower learned to farm, and 98% thought the vineyard owner had lost his marbles and would never get work done again if that was his policy on wages.”

[He never listened to the polls, so He never said this.]

D. Blog: Marriage

What do we say to a couple as they enter marriage?
Just do it? (That’s what our minister said).
It’s an important commitment to live with another person the rest of your mortal life?
You are embarking on a great opportunity to learn and grow with each other?
You might fulfill the call of creation to continue its expansion?
You are promising to end your partner’s life as a solitary individual; you will be coupled in the minds of those who know you?
You offer each other a healthier life?
You might extend love’s hope beyond the early glow into radiant maturity?

I never know what to say. But marriage can be a wonderful thing.