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Prayers of the faithful used in Church Service

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    #32
    hivizman
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    gillherb wrote: »
    Later in the service 'appropriate' wording from the Koran, maybe something from Khalil Gibran can be used as a reflection

    Here is Khalil Gibran's famous reflection on marriage:
    You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
    You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
    Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
    But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
    And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

    Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
    Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
    Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
    Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf
    Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
    Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.

    Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
    For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
    And stand together yet not too near together:
    For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
    And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

    gillherb wrote: »
    God bless you and keep you all and whatever your beliefs be open to the miracles that God will provide you with.

    In that spirit, the verse from Surat al-Rum (The Romans) 30:21 is very apt: "And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who reflect."


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    #33
    gillherb
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    Thank you - we were possibly going to use the following section from Khalil Gibran's thoughts on 'Love'

    Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
    But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
    To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
    To know the pain of too much tenderness.
    To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
    And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
    To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
    To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
    To return home at eventide with gratitude;
    And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.


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    #34
    hivizman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭hivizman


    gillherb wrote: »
    Thank you - we were possibly going to use the following section from Khalil Gibran's thoughts on 'Love'

    Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
    But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
    To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
    To know the pain of too much tenderness.
    To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
    And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
    To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
    To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
    To return home at eventide with gratitude;
    And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.

    Very good passage - this is quite popular in the UK at civil ceremonies as there is no specific reference to any deity (whereas the passage I quoted mentions God).


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