Prayers for marriage
from a Quiet Garden
As
brother Oak grows deep within the earth,
may
your marriage be deeply rooted in
the
Creative Source of all Life;
As
the oak is strong and long-lived,
may
your young love grow into the maturity
of
Belovedness, which endures all things.
As
Rosemary is for remembrance
may
your home be a place
of
welcome and friendship,
where
good memories of times past
are
cherished and where new ones are created.
As
Earth is for humility, may you be blessed
with
the grace to admit wrongs;
And
as Herbs are for healing, may you know
the
gift of forgiveness for one another.
As
sister Beech, dressed in green, reaches high for the heavens,
may your life
together flow over
with the goodness and beauty of God;
As
Silver Birch dances in the breeze,
may you know laughter and joy
in
the years ahead.
As
Rose is for Love, perfumed and thorned,
May
your vows to one another
in
this sacred place,
be
a fragrant offering of hope and faith,
where
Love pierces to the deepest place
of
the hardest times and guides you together
in
ways of peace.
And
may the friendship of the God
who
creates all, Loves all, sustains all,
Strengthen
and enliven the ties
of
friendship and family gathered here,
as
you begin your married life together,
on
this your wedding day.
Tessa Holland
