A Prayer for a Wedding Day

On a wedding day, love is spoken as a promise. This is a short prayer for the couple, and for the years ahead of them.

Loving God, on this joyful day we ask your blessing on this marriage. Bind these two together in a love that is patient and kind, that bears all things and never gives up. Give them tenderness for the ordinary days and grace for the hard ones. Teach them to forgive quickly, to laugh often, and to hold on to one another and to you. Let the promise they make today grow deeper with every passing year. Bless their home, and keep them close. Amen.