I love special poems and readings for wedding ceremonies. So, when I came across this passage a little while ago, I fell in love with it! It would be such a perfect ceremony reading for a bride and groom in love.
Excerpt From the Book, “Blue Like Jazz,” by Donald Miller
“I will love you, as sure as He loved me. I will discover what I can discover and though you remain a mystery, save God’s own knowledge, what I disclose of you.
I will keep in the warmest chamber of my heart, the very chamber where God has stowed Himself in me. And I will do this to my death, and to death it may bring me.
I will love you like God, because of God. I will stop expecting your love, demanding your love, trading for your love, gaming for your love. I will simply love.
I am giving myself to you, and tomorrow I will do it again. I suppose the clock itself will wear thin its time before I am ended at this altar of dying and dying again.
God risked Himself on me. I will risk myself on you. And together, we will learn to love, and perhaps then, and only then, understand this gravity that drew Him, unto us.”
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More Wedding Ceremony Reading Options
Are you searching for a wedding ceremony reading that captures your love story? I completely understand that desire to find words that feel like you. That’s why I’ve gathered some of my favorite ceremony readings on this blog. They include heartfelt poems, moving prose, and timeless scriptures. And, they are all waiting to inspire your perfect “I do” moment.
Take a stroll through this section of my blog, and see which readings speak to your hearts. You might just find the one that brings a tear to your eye. Or you may find one that makes you smile a little wider. Nevertheless, you want the one that is perfect for you while you’re standing hand in hand on your wedding day.
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Love and Soul Always, Kawania