With this ring I thee wed. With my body I thee worship, and all that I possess I thee endow, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.Ancient and eternal, simple in state and rich in expectation, the words hit me like some sort of supernatural spotlight of gold and liquid light. "With my body I thee worship" - to worship, to ascribe ultimate worth to. What an incredible description: my every touch expresses my commitment, my adoration, to you whom He's commanded me to love - to you whom I have gladly bound myself forever.
It's written in Genesis that God looked and saw that it was "not good" for one to be alone, and for that reason He created a bond that was as much of a Trinity as He Himself is, was, and ever will be. He brought two individuals together, first forming one out of the other and then joining them to each other in covenant with Him. Their unity with each other and with Him symbolized His unity and the cohesive individuality of love that is the Trinity, out of which Life is, was, and will be birthed.
He made it somber and laughable. He made it sweet and bitter.
He made it quick and eternal. He made it all, forever.
"With my body I thee worship, and all that I possess I thee endow."
