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If this passage is not specifically about the love between a man and a woman, why is it read so often at weddings?

This passage is a favorite at weddings. Even though it is somewhat philosophical, it also is practical in what perfect love should look like. For many the list is not complete, but Paul did not write this as an exhaustive list or definition of love. Rather, this text serves as a baseline for what love should look like. These are the basics. Even though it was written for a local body of believers, what better way to celebrate the love between two people than to set a biblical precedent on the ground rules in the relationship.

To read this passage at a wedding is in essence to invoke a biblical blessing in the future marital relationship by stating this is who we will be to each other. We will be kind. We will be patient. We will not be boastful nor assume to know it all. The reading of this passage is not only beautiful, but it’s spiritually sound. Its reading reflects the couple’s bond is deeper than physical attraction and mutual respect flows from lives that are ultimately rooted in the Almighty. These are two who have decided to walk together in love. Since God is the Creator, this passage provides the groundwork for the building of a relationship, and the beauty of it all is that it is the formula of success for all relationships, not just familiar ones. Godly love should be the foundation for all life.

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