DEDICATING A MARRIAGE

DEDICATING A MARRIAGE
From Ephesians 5

Man:
I will love you
because Christ loves you;
as Christ gave himself up for me,
I will deny myself for you.

Woman:
As we yield to one another
out of reverence for Christ,
so in everything
I will yield to you.

Man:
Because Christ died for you,
I will love you, protect you, and pray for you,
that you may be holy and radiant for him
as together we obey his word.

Woman:
As together we reverence Christ
so I will give you my honour and respect.

Man:
In loving you I love myself:
As Christ feeds and cares for his own,
so I will feed and care for you.

Woman:
Even as we are both members of Christ's body,
so in a deep and secret sense
I will become part of you.

Man and Woman together:
For you I leave my father and my mother;
and we two shall become one.