Expressing Your Love – vol. 17
Choosing readings for your ceremony is not something to take lightly. The readings can, and should, help tell your love story and your outlook for marriage. Be sure to take some time reviewing your options to find what encapsulates your story.
This excerpt from The Bridge Across Forever by Richard Bach is a favorite of mine, and a powerful choice for a reading for a wedding ceremony because it beautifully captures the essence of a soulmate connection. It speaks to the deep trust and vulnerability that allow two people to truly reveal themselves and be loved as they are. The imagery of “keys and locks” symbolizes how each partner unlocks the other’s truest self, while the vision of “two balloons” rising together reflects shared direction and mutual uplift. In a world full of uncertainty, this reading portrays marriage as a sanctuary—a place where both partners feel safe, understood, and inspired. For couples who see their love as both grounding and liberating, and who value authenticity, growth, and emotional depth, this passage offers a deeply meaningful expression of what they are committing to: not just a life together, but a life brought fully to life by one another.
A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we’re pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we’re safe in our own paradise. Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we’re two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we’ve found the right person. Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.
