My dear Eliana and Boom, as you celebrate your love today, you also want to convey to the world that your wedding is an extra-ordinary event or occasion. But how do you make your wedding an extra-ordinary one aside from the date 12-12-12 which happens only once in our lifetime? Well, Eliana and Boom, you have an extra-ordinary story of love and relationship. Boom, you have met many women but you have chosen Eliana to be your partner. Eliana, you also have met many men, but you have chosen Boom to be your beloved. Aside from this fact, a teacher helped you to build love in your relationship, which means she chose both of you to be together. She trusted both of you that you can make a difference in the field of love. Eliana and Boom, trust also yourselves that you can make a difference.
In many cases of marital break-ups or troubled marriages, couples forget to make a difference in their lives. After their wedding, their interest for each other fades as they see their marital life monotonous and ordinary. They wake up, they have their breakfast, they go to work, they come home and everything is just customary, everything is part of an ordinary routine including their kiss. But for you Eliana and Boom, try to make a difference each day. When you are happy, praise God. When you encounter problems in life or you are in a conflicting situation, hold each other's hands and face everything as a partner. See each other as a solution to any problem and not as a problem to be solved. Then pray to God. By these, you can make a difference.
But remember also that to make a difference is not easy. We are human beings and being human, we have limitations. Eliana and Boom, there are times that you reach your limits especially in expressing your love. You get tired, bored,doubtful, etc. and you do not feel that passion to love each other. When this happens to you, please be patient to each other. When you find yourselves quarreling, shouting, screaming or crying, please see to it that after the quarreling, shouting, screaming or crying, you do not forget how your love begins. End the day by recalling the happy moments you have had as partners. Make it your daily habit to spend your day with a happy ending.
To end my homily, Eliana and Boom your wedding has no magic to make you happy. Rather it is both of you who can make this wedding a happy event or occasion when you are happy being together. You can notice that your family and friends are at the back. Yes they love you. They can give you some advice on how to make your marriage a happy marriage. But the secret of a happy marriage is not so much about the strategies or techniques (most marriage counselors are also separated) they give. You can build a happy marriage when both of you remain in the love of God. Be focused on God who is the source of love. He said, "If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commands and remain in his love" (John 15:10). Eliana and Boom, if God is with you, your marriage shall remain extra-ordinary as it is only in Him that you can love with an unconditional love. Thus, pray to God, stay in love. Amen.
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