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3rd
April
2004
Julie &
Mark
Married
~
St
Stephens
Church
Hamilton
New
Zealand
Why
Marriage?
by Mari
Nichols
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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