1. For, af t er al l , put i tFor, af t er al l , put i t
as we may t o oursel ves,as we may t o oursel ves,
we are al l of us f romwe are al l of us f rom
bi rt h t o deat h guest s atbi rt h t o deat h guest s at
a t abl e whi ch we di d nota t abl e whi ch we di d not
spread. The sun, t hespread. The sun, t he
eart h, l ove, f ri ends,eart h, l ove, f ri ends,
our very breat h areour very breat h are
part s of t he banquet . . .part s of t he banquet . . .
Shal l we t hi nk of t heShal l we t hi nk of t he
2. "Haven' t you read, " he"Haven' t you read, " he
repl i ed, "t hat at t herepl i ed, "t hat at t he
begi nni ng t he Creat orbegi nni ng t he Creat or
' made t hem mal e and' made t hem mal e and
f emal e, ’ and sai d,f emal e, ’ and sai d,
' For t hi s reason a man' For t hi s reason a man
wi l l l eave hi s f at herwi l l l eave hi s f at her
and mot her and beand mot her and be
uni t ed t o hi s wi f e,uni t ed t o hi s wi f e,
3. Theref oreTheref ore
what God haswhat God has
j oi nedj oi ned
t oget her,t oget her,
l et man notl et man not
4. Love i s pat i ent , l ove i sLove i s pat i ent , l ove i s
ki nd. It does not envy, i tki nd. It does not envy, i t
does not boast , i t i s notdoes not boast , i t i s not
proud. It i s not rude, i tproud. It i s not rude, i t
i s not sel f - seeki ng, i t i si s not sel f - seeki ng, i t i s
not easi l y angered, i tnot easi l y angered, i t
keeps no record of wrongs.keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not del i ght i nLove does not del i ght i n
evi l but rej oi ces wi t h t heevi l but rej oi ces wi t h t he
t rut h. It al ways prot ect s,t rut h. It al ways prot ect s,
20. Husbands, l oveHusbands, l ove
your wi ves,your wi ves,
j ust as Chri stj ust as Chri st
l oved t hel oved t he
church and gavechurch and gave
21. Wi ves, respectWi ves, respect
[ underst and and support ][ underst and and support ] youryour
husbands i n wayshusbands i n ways
t hat show yourt hat show your
support f or Chri stsupport f or Chri st
22. "Thi s i s my"Thi s i s my
body gi venbody gi ven
f or you”f or you”
23. ””Thi s cupThi s cup
whi ch i swhi ch i s
poured out f orpoured out f or
you i s t he newyou i s t he new
24. "For God so"For God so
l oved t he worl dl oved t he worl d
t hat he gave hi st hat he gave hi s
one and onl yone and onl y
Son, t hatSon, t hat
whoever bel i eveswhoever bel i eves