Kiss me 2.1
The words catch, hesitate, then burst forth, broken by tears:
— I choose to walk with him, in faith and in love.
Then, the brother joins our hands. His fragile fingers trace the sign of the cross above us. His eyes close for an instant, as if to seal a silent prayer.
— May these betrothal vows be the seal of your covenant. Not in secrecy, but in light.
Silence falls again. But it is no longer the heavy silence of nights of waiting, nor that of stifled secrets. It is a vast silence, inhabited, a silence that breathes with us.