Comments on: Do We Invite God? http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/do-we-invite-god/ an online magazine for spiritual seekers. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:54:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ronald panlilio http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/do-we-invite-god/#comment-819 ronald panlilio Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:44:40 +0000 http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=5396#comment-819 I also believe god to be an important part of a marriage. Maybe this commitment you are making together can be the beginning of your connection to the church and to god. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I will be. The lord will be with you when you promise your love to each other. So why not add him to your vows. And if god is there to bless your marriage, then you will have a better chance of maintaining your promise to each other, your families, and your future children. God Bless, and may this promise to each other lead you both closer to christ. I also believe god to be an important part of a marriage. Maybe this commitment you are making together can be the beginning of your connection to the church and to god. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I will be. The lord will be with you when you promise your love to each other. So why not add him to your vows. And if god is there to bless your marriage, then you will have a better chance of maintaining your promise to each other, your families, and your future children. God Bless, and may this promise to each other lead you both closer to christ.

]]> By: Phil Fox Rose http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/do-we-invite-god/#comment-650 Phil Fox Rose Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:00:37 +0000 http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=5396#comment-650 My own experience was that the decision to include God in our vows -- despite parents on both sides who were baffled -- was an important opening to God, which grew into a regular religious practice. It's inconsistency with the rest of our lives didn't make it sacrilegious; rather, it was the first religious act either of us had ever taken. My own experience was that the decision to include God in our vows — despite parents on both sides who were baffled — was an important opening to God, which grew into a regular religious practice. It’s inconsistency with the rest of our lives didn’t make it sacrilegious; rather, it was the first religious act either of us had ever taken.

]]> By: Lise Jolie http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/do-we-invite-god/#comment-646 Lise Jolie Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:20:29 +0000 http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=5396#comment-646 God can't NOT be at a wedding ceremony. Invited or not, God is there. And God blesses all attempts to live in love, compassion and justice. And blesses all efforts to raise children in love, compassion and justice. I don't think that anyone should be reluctant to include God language, no matter where they hold their ceremonies. Why would we not invoke the aid of the one from whom "all blessings flow"? Church language is quite another thing... God can’t NOT be at a wedding ceremony. Invited or not, God is there. And God blesses all attempts to live in love, compassion and justice. And blesses all efforts to raise children in love, compassion and justice. I don’t think that anyone should be reluctant to include God language, no matter where they hold their ceremonies. Why would we not invoke the aid of the one from whom “all blessings flow”? Church language is quite another thing…

]]> By: Mike http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/do-we-invite-god/#comment-601 Mike Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:01:17 +0000 http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=5396#comment-601 In the exchange of rings in the Catholic ceremony God IS mentioned: "In the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit, take and wear this ring as a sign of our married love." In the exchange of rings in the Catholic ceremony God IS mentioned:
“In the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit, take and wear this ring as a sign of our married love.”

]]> By: Austin Fleming http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/do-we-invite-god/#comment-578 Austin Fleming Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:26:18 +0000 http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=5396#comment-578 The standard Catholic wedding "vow" does not mention God: I, Mary, take you, John, to be my husband. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life." No mention of God. Of course, the scriptures and prayers of a Catholic celebration of the sacrament of marriage do include mention of God. In a Catholic ceremony, the couple invites God, the Church and those gathered to stand as witness to what they promise. The couple is wise to call as witness those whom they trust and whose validating witness is important to them. The standard Catholic wedding “vow” does not mention God:

I, Mary, take you, John, to be my husband.
I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad,
in sickness and in health.
I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.”

No mention of God.

Of course, the scriptures and prayers of a Catholic celebration of the sacrament of marriage do include mention of God.

In a Catholic ceremony, the couple invites God, the Church and those gathered to stand as witness to what they promise. The couple is wise to call as witness those whom they trust and whose validating witness is important to them.

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