Listen to these words of encouragement from Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter 13 (TEV): Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs; love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth. Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail. Love is eternal... What I know now is only partial; then it will be complete -- as complete as God's knowledge of me. Meanwhile these three remain: faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love.
Sometimes when I read this passage, I think, "Nothing like stating the obvious, Paul. Of course, love is the most important thing." Love is what brings you here today, (Bride) and (Groom). We all know that. The…