“Hey, how does this one sound, honey? ‘For He is our peace, who hath made both one….’” Tripp, my new husband, reluctantly pulled his eyes from the Sunday paper and regarded me with a thin, patient smile. For days I had been searching through our recently united collection of spiritual books for just the perfect quote to adorn our wedding announcements. “I thought we had decided on that one from Kahlil Gibran.... > Full Story

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