We were able to attend the wedding of our good friends Jerel and Mary Ann Abas (Ong) at South Lake Tahoe. It was a beautiful wedding and we had a really good time! For their official blog go here.
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They also asked me to say a prayer at their wedding reception and so I chose "the Wedding Prayer" which goes like this:
~ The Wedding Prayer ~
Given for the wedding reception of Jerel and Mary Ann
Abas
August 31, 2013 by Micah Gill
August 31, 2013 by Micah Gill
O God of love, you have established marriage for our
welfare and happiness.
Yours was the plan, and only with you can we work it out with joy.
You have said, “it is not good for man to live alone, I will make a helper for him.”
Now our joys are doubled, since the happiness of one is the happiness of the other;
our burdens are halved, since, when we share them, we divide the load.
Yours was the plan, and only with you can we work it out with joy.
You have said, “it is not good for man to live alone, I will make a helper for him.”
Now our joys are doubled, since the happiness of one is the happiness of the other;
our burdens are halved, since, when we share them, we divide the load.
Bless this husband, Jerel.
Bless him as provider for the needs of those he loves.
Sustain him in all his struggles in the contest of life.
May his strength be her protection, his character be her joy and assurance.
May he live that she finds in him the haven for which the heart of a woman longs.
Bless him as provider for the needs of those he loves.
Sustain him in all his struggles in the contest of life.
May his strength be her protection, his character be her joy and assurance.
May he live that she finds in him the haven for which the heart of a woman longs.
Bless this loving wife, Mary Ann.
Give her a great tenderness, a deep sense of understanding and great faith in You.
Give her that inner beauty of soul that never fades,
eternal youth that is found in holding fast to the things that never age.
May she so live that he may be pleased always to reverence and adore her.
Give her a great tenderness, a deep sense of understanding and great faith in You.
Give her that inner beauty of soul that never fades,
eternal youth that is found in holding fast to the things that never age.
May she so live that he may be pleased always to reverence and adore her.
Lord, teach them that marriage is not just living for
each other.
It is two people uniting and joining hands to serve You, the living God.
Give them a great spiritual purpose in life.
May they seek first the kingdom that is yours, and its righteousness,
so that all other things may be added unto them.
Loving you best, they shall love each other all the more.
And faithful unto You, faithful unto each other they will remain.
May they never take each other’s love for granted,
but always experience that breathless wonder that exclaims:
“Out of all this world, you have chosen me!”
It is two people uniting and joining hands to serve You, the living God.
Give them a great spiritual purpose in life.
May they seek first the kingdom that is yours, and its righteousness,
so that all other things may be added unto them.
Loving you best, they shall love each other all the more.
And faithful unto You, faithful unto each other they will remain.
May they never take each other’s love for granted,
but always experience that breathless wonder that exclaims:
“Out of all this world, you have chosen me!”
Then when life is done, and the sun is setting, may they
be found, then as now,
still hand in hand, thanking You so very much for each other.
May they serve You happily, faithfully, together, until one lays the other in Your arms.
This we pray through Jesus Christ, the great Savior of our souls. Amen.
still hand in hand, thanking You so very much for each other.
May they serve You happily, faithfully, together, until one lays the other in Your arms.
This we pray through Jesus Christ, the great Savior of our souls. Amen.
What a great day!
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