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Legacy Vow
Renewal Ceremony
- This ceremony may seem long in written form but
it only takes about 12 minutes. Below you will find the text of the
spiritual vow renewal ceremony. The service is by Rev. John Souter.
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- INTRODUCTION
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- Good relationships never stop growing. Like fine wine, they get
better with age. WAYNE and KIMBERLY when you were married ____ years
ago, you had no idea what life had in store for you. And today you
come to renew your vow and commitment of love for each other here in
the land of aloha.
- God invented marriage because He knew of your need and desire for
companionship, love and fulfillment. But we know that there will never
be a perfect marriage. As you continue in your relationship, I’m sure
you understand that it takes a lot of love AND a lot of work to make
your relationship work properly.
- I'm sure your union as husband and wife has sometimes been
difficult. Lovers are never strangers to stress and pain. You know by
now that marriage does not eliminate all of life’s problems. You want
your union to be a haven where the two of you can grow and nurture one
another as you continue to learn how to love your partner.
- Your Commitment
- Your marriage is one of the most important commitments you’ve
made. As your love grows deeper each year and as you become more
comfortable with each other, so does your relationship go beyond
anything you could have imagined when you first tied the knot.
- Now as you stand here (before this gathering of family and
friends) you are about to compassionately and joyfully reaffirm your
love and commitment. You have come through struggles and personal
victories over the years and you bring all of these emotions today as
you proclaim your vow of love once again.
- Today it is your desire to re-ignite the flames of your
commitment, emphasizing again that you have not forgotten what it was
that first brought you together. Today, you move further down that
road which you want to last a lifetime. This is your loving commitment
today.
- Although love can be described as a state of being, it really is
an ACTION word. So it’s not just how you feel about each other, but
what you DO for each other that’s the key.
- 1 Corinthians 13
- Some of the greatest advice about love ever written is found in 1
Corinthians chapter 13. Let me read it from the Living Bible:
- "Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never
boastful or proud, never haughty or selfish or rude. Love does not
demand its own way. It is not irritable or touchy. It does not hold
grudges and will hardly even notice when others do it wrong. It is
never glad about injustice, but rejoices whenever truth wins out.
- "If you love someone you will be loyal to him no matter what the
cost. You will always believe in him, always expect the best of him,
and always stand your ground in defending him."
- In the Hawaiian language there is a term that describes how
couples should treat one another. Ho’oponopono means: "to put
things right by family discussion."
- In other words, don’t let the sun set when you find that you have
become angry. Talk things out. Makes things right with each other
quickly, before the sun disappears into the horizon. That’s the best
way to keep little misunderstandings from growing into problems that
could hurt your relationship.
- What Marriage is
"Marriage is more than a contract. Marriage is commitment to take that
joy deep, deeper than happiness, deep into the discovery of who you
most truly are. It is a spiritual journey, to a life of becoming — in
which joy can comprehend despair, running through rivers into joy
again. And thus marriage is even deeper than commitment. It is a
covenant — a covenant that says: I love you. I trust you. I will be
here for you when you are hurting; and when I am hurting, I will not
leave. . . Marriage is intended to provide a sanctuary safe enough to
risk fully loving, fully living and completely sharing from the center
of oneself. This is worth everything." —Margaret Keep
- When you think of your marriage, especially when it has over the
years begotten and nurtured children, it is important to add a new
word to your relationship, and that word is: "legacy."
- By your love and commitment, you have produced a bond for your
family that is for them a lasting legacy. While your example has
certainly not been perfect, it is nonetheless a legacy that your
children’s children can look upon for many generations to come. Your
legacy pours out of and begins with the love and commitment that you
have exhibited to each other over the years.
- Expect the best from your lover and you can transform your home
into a castle where love thrives.
- HIS VOWS
- WAYNE, please take your lei and place it around KIMBERLY ‘s neck
and in the Hawaiian tradition, give her a kiss on both cheeks.
- Do you WAYNE, acknowledge your desire to continue to take
KIMBERLY, to be your wife, to live together according to God's word?
Will you continue to love and cherish her, giving her assistance in
all of life’s labors? Will you continue to be true to her both in
sickness and health, both when things are going well and when there
are problems? And will you be faithful to her as long as you both
shall live? If so, you may answer, I DO.
- WAYNE, let the beautiful & fragrant flowers that you have placed
on KIMBERLY remind you of the fragile nature of your relationship with
your wife. Cherish her always, treating her as your princess.
- HER VOWS
- KIMBERLY, take this lei and place it around WAYNE ‘s neck and in
the Hawaiian tradition, give him a kiss on both cheeks.
- Do you, KIMBERLY, acknowledge your desire today, to continue to
take WAYNE, to be your husband and to live together according the
God’s word? Will you continue to love and cherish him, giving him
assistance in all of life’s labors? Will you continue be true to him
both in sickness and in health, both when things are going well and
when there are difficulties? And will you be faithful to him as long
as you both shall live? If so, you may answer, I DO.
- KIMBERLY, let the beauty & fragrance of these flowers which you
have placed around WAYNE ‘s neck remind you of your commitment to
continue to be his bride. Cherish him always, treating him as your
prince.
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- HER RING
- WAYNE, please touch the ring that you have given to KIMBERLY, thus
symbolically re-giving it to her. As the ring continues to circle her
finger, so shall you love continue to surround your bride. Repeat
after me, these fresh new vows of commitment to your wife:
"I WAYNE,
- renew my vows
- of marriage to you,
- My wife KIMBERLY.
- You are my life partner
- My best friend and companion.
- You are the supporter of my dreams
- And guardian of my heart
- I will spend
- the rest of my days
- At your side.
- Thank you for providing
- A nurturing and loving environment.
- What I promised before,
- I now gladly promise again
- To love you,
- Honor you,
- And respect you
- Above all others."
- HIS RING
- KIMBERLY, would you touch the ring that you have previously given
to WAYNE and symbolically re-give it to him. Note that the ring is a
circle, which symbolizes eternity—for a circle has no ending.
KIMBERLY, repeat after me as you remake these vows to your husband:
- "I KIMBERLY,
- renew my vows
- of marriage to you,
- my husband WAYNE.
- You are my life partner
- My best friend and companion.
- I gladly renew
- the promise I made
- to be your wife.
- I promise again,
- To love you,
- Honor you,
- Respect you,
- Above all others.
- I pledge myself to you
- Again this day
- With a love as fresh
- As the day we married.
- PRAYER
- PROCLAMATION
- Now that you: WAYNE and KIMBERLY have openly declared your wish to
be reunited in the covenant of marriage, and as you have made these
promises to each other before God and these witnesses, and have
re-given each other rings to confirm your vows;
I, John Souter, by the power & authority granted to me as a minister,
do affirm before God, that the two of you today have expressed your
desire to continue for a lifetime: as husband and wife.
May God bless you.
To return to the Maui Vow Renewal Page, click
here.

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