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A gorgeous elegant event, dripping with fragrant flowers, shimmering lights, cocktails, and high heels on the dance floor moving to the sound of romance. But a wedding is so much more than that. Marriage vows are centered around love in it’s full meaning; as both a noun and a VERB.

Below is a verse that was read at my wedding more than 10 years ago. So many people choose the passage because it sounds sweet, simple and romantic; but it is not at all simple. In fact, we all should try and live a life with more love in our relationships; whether it is with our significant others, children, parents, friends and even strangers.

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes,
always perseveres.
Love never fails.
1 Corinthians 13:4

If you have ever been in a committed romantic relationship, upon reading it you may be thinking that the love that is described above is impossible. If you are a parent, you know that it isn’t impossible at all. And if you have a close relationship with God, you not only know it IS possible- but you have also experienced what it is like to be truly loved.

All we are asked to do in this life, is to live a life of love; to love one another. It sounds simple enough, but when you read that passage, and you examine the words you speak in any given day, the actions you take, and the goals you set for yourself, is love the message that is being shared? We all falter at times, but because God IS perfect love, He doesn’t keep a record of our wrongs, He rejoices in truth, and He always hopes that we return to Him with love. He picks up the pieces in our darkest moments, helps us put it all back together even stronger and more beautiful than ever before. Any artist will tell you that a successful piece of artwork needs BOTH lights and darks to create movement and impact, so why would we expect anything different in the span of a life. Your life, in both moments of light and darkness, is beautiful and created with love.