(Name) and (name), as you stand here today I suppose there is nothing more important to you than the love you bear toward each other. After all, isn't that what all the romantic songs tell us? One old standard suggests that love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage. But what is the relationship of a horse to a carriage? And what does that say about the union of two persons?

Or how about the old song, "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing"? That sounds wonderfully romantic. But what kind of love is many-splendored? Self-love? Sexual love? Puppy love? Mother love? You see, a lot depends upon what you mean by love.

Consider the popular song, "Love is the Answer." The answer to what? Our boredom? Our fears? Our hopes and dreams? Our need for acceptance? Our selfishness? And what hap…