Christ will show his love through John and Maria – Song 8:6-7a; 1 John 4:7-12; John 15:12-16

With wedding season firmly upon, and quite a few friends having upcoming nuptials this summer, I thought I'd share a wedding homily I wrote for liturgical celebration class.  It was written for a 'generic' older couple (fake names).  Song 8:6-7a; 1 John 4:7-12; John 15:12-16.

When Prince Charles got engaged to a young Diana Spencer, a member of the press asked him if they were in love.  He looked eerily hesitant as he gave his reply: “Yes… I suppose… whatever ‘love’ means!”  His remark was politely derided (as only the British press can politely deride), but I think he was actually being rather honest: I don’t think most people really do know what love means.