It is also to remind the newlyweds and their families that a good wine is only good, if it is consumed… so must life be consumed. When the bride and groom pledged themselves to one another, they drank wine from a single cup, three times, signifying that they were becoming one blood, one family, one kin.Ĭup-raising was an invitation to family and friends to witness this oath and hold the bride and groom to their vows. Long ago, wine was revered as the blood of the earth. Like wine, life is a process of change, growth, compromise and wisdom.Īs grapes are pressed to give forth their juice, so under the press of time our lives give forth their labor, honor, and love. Let this drinking of wine also remind you that what matters most in life is the spirit, not the letter the wine, not the cup. I invite you now to drink to one another. Let this symbolize your promise to each other to be yourselves to the fullest and at the same time to honor the unity you share as husband and wife and to cherish the gifts of love and nurturing each gives the other. Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.įill each other’s cup, but drink not from one cup.įill each other’s cup but drink from your own. Love one another, but make not a bond of love: You may now drink from this fountain of love. With this space that you give each other, always putting your commitment to love and honor one another first, your lives together will grow deeper, richer and greatly satisfying, like a rare and fine wine. Let the drink you share today serve as a reminder that although you may perceive things very differently, being right is never more important than being happy. Many days you will sit at the same table and eat and drink together.Īs with a glass of wine, one of you may find it sweet, the other perhaps dry or somehow different. The years of our lives are like a cup of wine that is poured out for the sake of labor, honor and love. In this glass are the fruits of God, Mankind and Mother Earth.
When your mind focuses on love, you become an open vessel of God’s expression, and your life together becomes a joyous unfolding into God’s Grace. The temple of the Holy Spirit is not a body, but a relationship - your relationship. In times of unrest, may at least one of you have the presence to fill it with forgiveness. It symbolizes two coming together to share one love, one life, and the opportunity to invite God into that life. May this cup serve as a ceremonial loving cup for your relationship.īorn of the Miracle of this Holy Union, use this Loving Cup to find your way back home to each other when you have moved apart. It symbolizes two people coming together to share one life, one love.įill it with forgiveness, understanding and appreciation. This wine glass is to remind you of your love.ĭelicate, yet strong filled with love, yet with room for more. Just as wine stimulates the body, love stimulates our souls to welcome the spirit of God.Īs you share this wine glass today, may you be joined in a love as fluid as the drink itself, yet as solid as the hands which made it. Love, a feeling, in constant motion like the sea, lies in the soul alone. It is created through the work of hands and minds. Wine, like the life-blood that pulses through our veins, is a symbol of life. It’s like the blood flowing within our bodies.īy sharing this glass, the two become one, the parts become whole, two paths intertwined, each separate, yet united in love. It is said that all things end and yet all things continue.Īll things change and yet all things remain the same. We praise You, Eternal God, Sovereign of the universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine. May you find life’s joys heightened, its bitterness sweetened, and each of its moments hallowed by true companionship and love. Wine Ceremony 2Īs you have shared wine from a single cup, so may you, under God’s guidance, share contentment, peace and fulfillment from the cup of life.
#The sweet join together single full
When you drink deeply of this cup of life, you invite the full spectrum of experiences into your life.Īs you drink from this cup, you accept the commitment to draw from your marriage all that you need to wash away the bitter flavors of life and to savor the sweet flavors you may encounter on your journey together. This same cup, at times, holds the bitter taste of sadness, pain, and despair. It contains within it the sweet flavors of love, joy, wonder and contentment. This glass of wine symbolizes the sum of your life experiences. This symbolizes drinking from the cup of life and sharing all of its experiences together, both bitter and sweet. The bride and groom drink from a single glass of wine.
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