__________ and __________: The occasion of any wedding always confronts a preacher with the challenge of finding a middle ground between two extremes. On the one hand, it would seem, down through the years, that everything worth saying about a rich and rewarding relationship has, in some way or another, already been said -- most memorably perhaps by the world's poets. On the other hand, the two of you are the only ones who can actually voice what needs to be said here today; and I honestly believe that the true meaning of the love you both share has been expressed far more powerfully by your presence, than could any message I might hope to render.

That challenge, however, is easily overcome by the pleasure, privilege, and personal honor I now feel, and indeed continue to find, in being al…