Imagination and illumination
have lead us to this moment
where we can see the future.
The brilliance and heat of Your love
woke us unexpectedly.
Surprised,
we opened our shuttered windows
to welcome You
To the clutter of our dusty rooms
of regret and pain
and separation.
Beckoned outside like children going
to a carnival,
we met another just like us,
one half of the cell of God that was
our starting point.
How many times since then
have we hidden in a closet
or tripped headlong
over mounds of unnamed detritus?
It has been difficult to learn that we are not alone,
but You persistently
remind us
of Your transcendent love.
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On Sunday, October 8, 2006, Kimmy Sophia and I reaffirmed our marriage commitment, reading this poem that I wrote, as our vows.
We exchanged rings that we had custom made. The rings are 23kt (.958) gold, and have 20 Triquetra knots around the center of each ring.
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The poem is also listed here, in PDF format, if you'd like to print it out.
I have also uploaded an explanation about the meaning of the Triquetra knot here. It was used by the early Christians to symbolize the Trinity.
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Year after year, moving from room to room,
Your love cleanses us,
brightens us,
lives within us;
showing us what it means
to live together.
Pledged to each other,
each as half of You,
we find wholeness
in Your presence,
in Your permeating love
that weaves our thoughts and feelings
into communion.
Imagination and illumination
have lead us to this moment
where we can see the future
of a love for You and for each other
that has no corners,
no boundaries or walls of separation.
Our vows of eternal triune marriage;
Matrimonium Aeternum Trinum;
are a joyful recognition; our response
to Your vow of love;
our commitment to walk together
into the sunrise of God's love.
Peter Falkenberg Brown is passionate about writing, publishing and public speaking. He hopes that someday he can live up to his favorite motto: “Expressing God’s white-hot, transcendent love in all directions, every second of every day, creates an infinitely expanding sphere of heart.”
