Object: A contract, a marriage license, a certificate of ordination, baptismal certificate, etc.

Well, good morning to you, boys and girls. Isn’t it great that vacation is over and school will soon be back in session! Pretty soon you’ll be back with friends whom you haven’t seen all summer. Do you remember all of the things that you were going to do that you didn’t get done? Maybe you promised your friends that you would call them, or maybe even write them a letter.

Promises are really something. Let me show you some promises. Here is a promise that we call a contract. This contract is signed by two people, the man who sells and the one who buys and they promise each other things like …