Your wedding will be one of the most sacred occasions in your life. You are coming together to establish a new home where the Lord will continue to show His love, grace, and purposes. In Christian marriage, you enter into a covenant which goes beyond the contractual arrangement that the state of West Virginia recognizes.

 

Our Hebrew-Christian tradition of covenant contains all the elements of a contract; drawing together, making an agreement, striking a bargain, etc. But a covenant contains more.

 

There is not only the legal, but also the sacred. Covenant marriage has an underlying belief that there is a God who is personal and who is involved in the affairs of humankind. Covenant marriage is more than an idea about God, but an act of God whereby God commits God’s self to the marriage. We appeal to God for help, knowing that the commitment of marriage is incredibly difficult, as well as joy unspeakable. We recognize that it is God who first thought of marriage and established it for our welfare and happiness.

 

The marriage covenant is to be a visual reminder to a non-Christian (or post Christian) world of God’s covenant with God’s people. Covenant marriage also says that in obedience to God’s call, we pledge our trust to one other human being.

 

The family of St. John United Methodist Church congratulates you and assures you of our continued prayers that your wedding shall be just what you want it to be, and that your life together as husband and wife will be happy and blessed. 

 

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