Our vows, etched upon our hearts--expressed

Our vows, etched upon our hearts--expressed

Our vow is not a mere statement of empty rhetoric; it is a covenant between GOD, you, and I.

The rings, dress, (and yes my tuxedo yeah I know most females/people could care less, but, hey it is a big day for us "real men"), cake, and home are mere symbols of the ceremony--they are not the substance of our Marriage.

They are symbols, if the devotion is truly in our hearts--as in some instances they are merely part of the pomp and circumstance, to become historical artifacts of a time, we supposedly loved each other.

They sadly become remembrance tokens, like those placed in a time-capsule, even worse, they are the reason for the marriage as that is all both will have left, if we ever divorce. Not the GOD blessed happy ever after, as HE was never involved, neither, in the selection of the mate, dress, ring, or home.

Our vows have to be the verbalization of, what is truly etched, upon our hearts: our commitment and devotion to GOD, the other person and our marriage--in that order.

We as individuals must always come fourth, as this is how GOD designed it, and HE and HIS will must always come first. For without the other, our lives would not be in order, we not be blessed, we would not be obeying GOD--sacrificing for HIM, the other, and our marriage.

Our vow states til' death, for richer or poorer, better or worse, sickness and in health-- thru all come what may--we are in this together, forever. That is what our vow states, and what must be etched upon our hearts, so that it may become.