I wrote this for my nephew's wedding, but wanted to share it with all of you.
The Letters of Love
A – aware: be aware of each other’s needs, desires, hopes, and dreams.
B – bear: bear one another’s burdens; carry and lift up the very heart of your love.
C – communicate: like the moving water of a stream, let your thoughts and words flow like a current, keeping the waters of your love deep and healthy.
D – devotion: your devotion to God will fuel and direct your devotion to each other.
E – encourage: urge each other on; strengthen and inspire each other toward holy greatness.
F – fellowship: embrace your partnership and the intimate familiarity God can bless you with.
G – growth: cultivate your love and discover how deep, how high, how wide and how long true love really is.
H – heart: be bold in the sharing of your hearts. It is the seat of your inmost thoughts and secret feelings and the center of your inner life.
I – intercession: be an advocate for each other. Bring each other before your heavenly Father daily. Stand for, fight for, and live for the one whom God has given you.
J – joy: let the strength of your holy joy be the strength of your relational joy.
K – know: appreciate, comprehend, discern, experience, grasp, perceive, prize, and realize. Deliberately grow in your understanding and knowledge of each other.
L – listen: pay attention to not only what the mouth is saying, but what the eyes and the body are saying as well. Listening is active and intentional. Hearing is what your ears are programmed to do. Do not confuse the two.
M – maturity: experience and time when combined with wisdom can cultivate a mature spirit between you that will make your life a living well where others will be refreshed.
N – nourish: appreciate, discern, grasp, perceive, prize and feed each other’s unique individuality.
O – obey: submit and surrender to love. Obey the Spirit, embrace His Word, and yield to the call to go deeper.
P – praise: praise and celebrate each other as you praise and celebrate the One who has given you life.
Q – quiet: find the calm in the midst of the storm. Take time to be still. It is in stillness that we can know that He is God.
R – rest: breathe and dream in quiet; be refreshed in the tranquil rest that comes from being joined to each other and to God.
S – safety: be a safe haven for each other. Create an atmosphere of security in your home, drawing on your knowledge and experience of the One who delivers all who call on Him.
T – time: find the tempo of your relationship. The God of timelessness is there to bring the unlimited possibilities of eternity into this day, this hour, and this minute of your lives.
U – understand: grasp the meaning of it all as you open your minds to this new journey. Because we are called to observe and seek the deeper meanings to life, seek understanding with all your heart.
V – victory: be open, wide and free in your desires. Go into battle for each other. Celebrate each other’s successes.
W – worship: treat each other with great honor and respect. Consider how extremely precious your life is. Hold each other in esteem. The depth of your worship and devotion to God will be reflected in your devotion to your partner.
X – x-ray: look beneath the surface of things. Just as an x-ray gives off radioactivity, Godly discernment can bring light, heat, and electricity to a relationship.
Y – yearning: ache, crave, hunger, pine, and thirst for each other. Let the passions of your heart drive you into each other’s arms.
Z – zeal: with fierceness and intensity, stoke the fire of your passion with perseverance; and sincerity. Let no one steal away or quench your devotion to God and to each other.
The Letters of Love
A – aware: be aware of each other’s needs, desires, hopes, and dreams.
B – bear: bear one another’s burdens; carry and lift up the very heart of your love.
C – communicate: like the moving water of a stream, let your thoughts and words flow like a current, keeping the waters of your love deep and healthy.
D – devotion: your devotion to God will fuel and direct your devotion to each other.
E – encourage: urge each other on; strengthen and inspire each other toward holy greatness.
F – fellowship: embrace your partnership and the intimate familiarity God can bless you with.
G – growth: cultivate your love and discover how deep, how high, how wide and how long true love really is.
H – heart: be bold in the sharing of your hearts. It is the seat of your inmost thoughts and secret feelings and the center of your inner life.
I – intercession: be an advocate for each other. Bring each other before your heavenly Father daily. Stand for, fight for, and live for the one whom God has given you.
J – joy: let the strength of your holy joy be the strength of your relational joy.
K – know: appreciate, comprehend, discern, experience, grasp, perceive, prize, and realize. Deliberately grow in your understanding and knowledge of each other.
L – listen: pay attention to not only what the mouth is saying, but what the eyes and the body are saying as well. Listening is active and intentional. Hearing is what your ears are programmed to do. Do not confuse the two.
M – maturity: experience and time when combined with wisdom can cultivate a mature spirit between you that will make your life a living well where others will be refreshed.
N – nourish: appreciate, discern, grasp, perceive, prize and feed each other’s unique individuality.
O – obey: submit and surrender to love. Obey the Spirit, embrace His Word, and yield to the call to go deeper.
P – praise: praise and celebrate each other as you praise and celebrate the One who has given you life.
Q – quiet: find the calm in the midst of the storm. Take time to be still. It is in stillness that we can know that He is God.
R – rest: breathe and dream in quiet; be refreshed in the tranquil rest that comes from being joined to each other and to God.
S – safety: be a safe haven for each other. Create an atmosphere of security in your home, drawing on your knowledge and experience of the One who delivers all who call on Him.
T – time: find the tempo of your relationship. The God of timelessness is there to bring the unlimited possibilities of eternity into this day, this hour, and this minute of your lives.
U – understand: grasp the meaning of it all as you open your minds to this new journey. Because we are called to observe and seek the deeper meanings to life, seek understanding with all your heart.
V – victory: be open, wide and free in your desires. Go into battle for each other. Celebrate each other’s successes.
W – worship: treat each other with great honor and respect. Consider how extremely precious your life is. Hold each other in esteem. The depth of your worship and devotion to God will be reflected in your devotion to your partner.
X – x-ray: look beneath the surface of things. Just as an x-ray gives off radioactivity, Godly discernment can bring light, heat, and electricity to a relationship.
Y – yearning: ache, crave, hunger, pine, and thirst for each other. Let the passions of your heart drive you into each other’s arms.
Z – zeal: with fierceness and intensity, stoke the fire of your passion with perseverance; and sincerity. Let no one steal away or quench your devotion to God and to each other.
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