Dearly Beloved

I'm at the point in writing a paper where I've done all the research and now I'm just deciding what's left to say. I'm looking at marriage through the eyes of the guy standing on stage saying, "repeat after me." There's a great deal of weight on that guy's shoulders. He's the one that pronounces you "man and wife."

See, the decision to stand up on some stage with two people...
in the presence of God...
and join them together permanently...
as a living analogy of Christ and the church...
Well, that's just not something I can take lightly.