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Love and Friendship, deux: To Jacques & Marguerite On
the day of their wedding… What
sweet enraptures a flower inspires? Of
sweet perfume and beautiful colors, the
fierce sadness of pain it retires, and
brings forth tender sighs from lovers. In
His creation, God Artist almighty gave
us sense, smell and sight to
admire His altruistic might and
appreciate material beauty. Aren’t
friends like flowers’ ploy? Don’t
they share pain and joy? They
give to life sense and flavor, grief,
inspiration and valor. God,
with great wisdom and foresight, in
addition to senses, gave the heart. To
appreciate friends, emotion: love,
happiness, joy and compassion. God
said: “I am light, the only truth and wise, to
my sons and daughters, I gave my liberty. To
leave you alone is a vile necessity, but
my love I send in friends’ guise.” “I
made you with love and conscience. You
are witnesses to my love and presence, to
whom my Son I sent for deliverance: to
have faith and love is to have consequence.” “In
the wrong places I’m sought. God
of luxury, fury and rancor, I’m not. I
am with you, yesterday, tomorrow and today. Wherever
you go will also be my way.” “You
are flowers that came from heaven above, to
be my witnesses and angels each moment. You
can be prodigies of fertile love, a
free choice, a profound commitment.” So
Bob and Marguerite, here you are today, is
love and friendship forever to stay? Remember
when loving gets tough, when
following The Road is rough, real
love is a free choice. Let
us all say it in one voice: I
AM the flower from God above, a
witness and angel, messenger of His true love. I
will follow The Road, love you when hard it’s so, do
the work and have the courage to grow. I
choose always to be your friend, a
commitment that’ll never end. Sacramento, CA |