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| Lee and Carol Ann Breyer, a married priest couple preside at liturgy |
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| Kevin and Judy Connelly, who also celebrated their wedding anniversary in Aug. brought up gifts |
Gifting and gracious God,
Today, we give you thanks for many
blessings ……..
We give you thanks for life,
for our parents who brought us into this
world and taught us about life and love,
and for companions on life’s journey.
We give you thanks for creation,
Brother Sun, Sister Moon, Brother Fire and
Sister Water,
indeed for the beauty of our surroundings
here in the Sunshine state.
Our hearts are filled with great happiness
on this, the forty-fifth wedding anniversary of Lee and Carol Ann Breyer.
And so we pray:
May your love continue to be like the earth
–
rich, natural, deeply rooted, strong as
hurricane force winds,
yet as soft as beach sand when patience and
forgiveness are necessary.
May your love continue to be like fire –
passionate, intense, energetic,
a flame that never dies, but is as radiant
as the morning sun and as warm as an embrace at evening sunset.
May your love continue to be like water –
moving, changing, never still, never
stagnant,
as vast as the oceans and the Gulf of Mexico and as fresh as a springtime rain.
May your love continue to be like the air –
the sharing of dreams, thoughts, emotions
…..
refreshing and carefree, as found in a
gentle breeze or the breath of a kiss.
Indeed, may your marriage continue to blend
these four elements to create the perfect balance physically, emotionally,
mentally and spiritually. May you hug
each other often, laugh a lot, and enjoy each other more with each passing day.
+ May the Holy One bless and
keep you
+ May you continue to have the
strength of family and community to support you
+ May our Gifting God give you
continued graces to respect each other’s likes and
dislikes, opinions and beliefs, hopes and dreams
+ May your faith in each other
continue to grow stronger and your love for each
other eternal
+ May God grant you continued
health, happiness, peace and joy in
abundance
during these “twilight” years
+ May your days be good and
long upon the earth,
and when life is done and the sun is setting,
may you be found then as now,
still hand in hand, and thanking God for each other!
+ May the Eternal One who
blessed our ancestors in faith,
Abraham and Sarah,
Ruth and Noami,
David and Jonathan,
Miriam and Joseph (the parents of Jesus)
Bless you on your forty-fifth anniversary and all couples this day.
Blessed be God ……………. the Creator of all.
May it be so, this day, ever and
forever. AMEN!
(Blessing written by Jim Marsh)
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