Need Anniversary Toast Or Prayer For Parents

I think something from your heart describing your parents years together would be really nice.

Here`s one I wrote for my parents:

When my parents married in 1954:
Dwight Eisenhower was president.
`From Here to Eternity` was voted best picture.
William Holden won the Oscar for his performance in `Stalag 17`.
The New York Giants defeated Cleveland in the World Series.
The Lakers - the Minneapolis Lakers - defeated Syracuse for the NBA
Championship.
The price of a first class stamp was $0.03.
Dien Bien Phu , the French military outpost in Vietnam, fell to the
Viet Minh army.

There were so many things that my parents couldn`t have known in 1954.
Their lives have encountered so many twists and turns that were
Unimaginable when they exchanged their wedding vows. In less then a
Decade they would see the assassination of an American president, the
Beginning of the Vietnam War, and the birth of three sons.

When they pledged themselves until `death do us part`, they were
Serious. I am here to tell you, and they would nod in agreement, that
Theirs has not been a perfect marriage. There have been intervening
Struggles and challenges that have confronted their commitment to each
Other and to their family. But it is these challenges that makes the
Marking of 50 years together so special. Over the years these
Struggles were met one at a time. I`m not certain how they would
Respond if they were asked for the `secret` of their marriage`s
Longevity. However, I know what I have observed over the years and I
Understand the message that has solidified for me.

Paul tells in Pilippians that we are to " have this attitude in
Yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in
The form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be
Grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and
Being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man,
He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even
Death on a cross." God knew that the only way for He and man to
Reconcile and have fellowship was for Him to sacrifice Himself, because we were powerless to save ourselves. He
Laid everything aside while we still hated Him to demonstrate His love
For us. A first class stamp may be 10 times more expensive than it was
In 1954, but 2,000 years after Christ`s death and resurrection, this
Remains: True peace is realized only through the sacrifice of self.

My parents have recognized that their
Marriage is more important than their `selves`. They made a vow that
No matter what they met in life, they would remain true to one
Another. They have honored their commitment in spite of a world that
Has tested their promise.

No son has ever been more proud of his parents than I am of mine
Today. I thank them for this gift that they have given.

Well done, Mom & Dad!