The two buds in the centre arise from one common stem.
To me it is a symbol of marriage. The husband and wife shall become 'one' first and from that position of unity, they express their two individual lives.
To become one is a journey in itself! I do not know whether one life time is enough for this to happen in its fullness! However, as long as both husband and wife are committed to this journey to become one, it becomes a true realisation of the calling of marriage.
It is from that inner unity between husband and wife, each receives the nourishment to express his or her lives individually.
Becoming the true self to express individual selves in marriage, begins with the growing inner unity that creates affinity for each other.
The season of new year is a good time to refresh ourselves with the vocation in marriage. Every family becomes a fountain of joy only as much as a husband and wife stay in this fellowship of intimacy, mutuality and unity!
What beholds each other in marriage is not just fondness alone, but inner nearness that grows out of respect and trust!
The children in our homes grow up watching this inner unity, which then becomes the preparation for their future!
The expression of this unity is through words and deeds.
M.C.Mathew (photo and text)
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