My Person

I always joke to my husband that he’s “my person.” The first time I told him that, I thought it sounded sweet, but he just looked at me and was like, “What? That sounds weird.” *Roll Eyes Emoji Here*

But I kept saying it anyway because that’s what best describes how I feel about Brian. He’s my person, and I love him. Over time, he’s learned to understand what I mean and appreciate that, so now he tells me I’m his person too. 😉

Anyway, at our wedding, we decided to have the following prayer read. It had been read at my parent’s wedding and it so beautifully describes the relationship a man and women should have in their marriage with each other and God. 

I love it all, but my favorite part was always, “May they…always experience the breathless wonder that exclaims, ‘Out of all this world you have chosen me.’”

Out of all this world, God chose Brian and I to be each other’s person. And through the good and the bad, I pray we’ll always be thankful that He did. 

And I also pray that, should we live to be old, we’ll enjoy sitting in our rocking chairs together, counting all the blessings God has given us. Including a marriage that didn’t just last, but one that we enjoyed creating.

A Prayer for a Bride and Groom

“O God of Love, Thou hast established marriage for the welfare and happiness of mankind. Thine was the plan and only with Thee can we work it out with joy. Thou hast said, “It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Now our joys are doubled since the happiness of one is the happiness of the other. Our burdens now are cut in half when we share them — we divide the load.

Bless this husband. Bless him as provider of nourishment and sustain him in all the pressures of his battle for bread. May his strength be her protection, his character be her pride, and may he so live that she will find in him the haven for which the heart of woman truly longs.

Bless this loving wife. Give her tenderness that will make her great, a deep sense of understanding and a great faith in Thee. Give her that inner beauty of soul that never fades, that eternal youth that is found in holding fast the things that never age.

Teach them that marriage is not living merely for each other; it is two joining hands to serve Thee. Give them a great spiritual purpose in life. May they seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and the other things shall be added unto them.

May they not expect of each other the perfection that belongs alone to Thee. May they minimize each other’s weaknesses, be swift to praise and magnify each other’s strengths, and see each other through a lover’s kind and patient eyes.

Now make such assignments to them on the scroll of Thy will as will bless them and develop their characters as they walk together. Give them enough tears to keep them tender, enough hurts to keep them humane, enough of failure to keep their hands clenched tightly in Thine, and enough success to make them sure they walk God. 

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.”

When life is done and the sun is setting, may they be found then as now, hand in hand, still thanking God for each other. May they serve Thee happily, faithfully, together, until at last one shall lay the other into the arms of God.

This we ask through Jesus Christ, great lover of our souls. Amen.”

Louis H. Evans, D.D., LLD