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VOWS
We enter marriage with the best intentions that our heart and mind allows.
That’s why we put so much time and effort into the writing of our vows.
Why we vow to dedicate ourselves to one another in good times and in bad.
to cheer for each other when we’re happy and offer comfort when we’re sad.
To keep each other safe…to be kind, compassionate, understanding…to forgive…
To love honor and cherish each other for as long as we both shall live.
Wedding vows have been around since the 1500’s near as history can tell.
A tradition that, if it’s good enough for us should be good enough for our children as well.
When a child is born I think we should write then whisper parental vows into their ears…
and recite them over and over again as we all grow older through the years.
Something like:
I vow to keep you safe, to love you for who you are…to love you unconditionally…
to help you become the person you were created and meant to be.
I vow to teach you all about love…to help your life be blessed
with kindness, honesty, respect…with health and happiness.
I vow to be there when you need me…through any valley low our mountain high
when you need an ear upon which to listen..or a shoulder upon which to cry.
I will do my best to make your life as wonderful as as can be
I vow to be patient with you as we grow and hope you’ll be patient with me.
I vow to be compassionate, understanding and supportive
to forgive when I need to forgive…
I vow to love, honor and cherish you…for as long as we both shall live.
If we can extend these vows from ourselves to our children from the moment of their birth…
image what the world would look like if we could extend these vows
to every child on the Earth.
