Tuesday 20 January 2004

Happy Anniversary

My Darling Belinda

You are truly a pearl of great price.

There is not a day that goes by when I don’t thank God for bringing you into my life. The Bible says;

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8

I never came near to comprehending the truths of this scripture until I met you. You have demonstrated patience and kindness to me like no-one before or after you. You have spoken the truth in love to me, and I have trusted you because you have always trusted me.

You keep no record of my many wrongs. You are never proud, or rude or boastful. You rarely consider your own needs, but are fully committed to meeting the needs of those around you, especially your husband and your children.

Your confidence in my abilities lifts me to new heights. Though it is fair to say that at times hope may seem elusive; you set the standard for perseverance. You have never failed me. I have every confidence in you.

Thank you for trusting me with your heart. This is the vow I made to you fourteen years ago today;

I Wesley take you Belinda to my Wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I give you my promise.

Nothing gives me greater joy in this life than staying true to the words of this promise.

I love you with all my heart.

Happy Anniversary.