God, in Joy We Gather

God

in joy we ga­ther

giv­ing thanks for mar­riage

Witnessing the love be­tween this wo­man and this man.

We with pray­ers sur­round them

ask­ing now your bless­ing:

Strengthen their love

Lord

by your lov­ing hand.

Christ

you blessed a wed­ding when you went to Ca­na;

Through your sac­ri­fi­cial love you show us how to live.

Look up­on this cou­ple

deep­en their com­mit­ments;

As you for­give us

teach them to for­give.

Fill them with your Spir­it

give them gifts for liv­ing:

Faith

so they will trust you as their strength in all they do

Hope

for you walk with them in their life to­ge­ther

Love for each oth­er

love for serv­ing you.