The Pledge of Allegiance

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  Our family witnessed a wedding today - the genesis of a new home, a new family. Marriages have taken place, in various forms, since the beginning of time. What made today's ceremony special? The "two became one flesh" in the fear of God. They pledged their love and fidelity to one another in Him. There is no firmer foundation for a home!
  
  It occurred to me that their vows could have been expressed like this:
  
  "I pledge allegiance to this marriage of God's own choosing,
  And, to Christ and the Church for which it stands,
  Becoming one flesh,
  Under the hand of God,
  Indivisible until death,
  With selflessness and love."
  
  It is no less a miracle than the creation of a new human being.