From every human being there rises a light, and when two souls that are destined for each other find one another, their streams of light flow together and a single brighter light goes forth from their united being.
Sometimes the simplest ceremony says everything that needs to be said between a couple getting married; two lights becoming a brighter light united. And so, the use of candles, and the fire they carry has always been and continues to be one of the most important and sacred elements in religious and ceremonial practice.
The beauty of a Unity Candle Ceremony is that it reminds us that symbols do not have to be complicated to teach us. The metaphors are clear, and the “light” of truth is plain to see.
In ceremony, your celebrant might say …
As you light the Unity Candle, I want to ask you, and all your friends and family that are present today, to see the brightness of the flame as a symbol of the brightness that your own life brings to this new family.
Flames draw our eyes to them … well, like moths. They are the small faces of a much larger fire to which the Universe belongs. A Unity Candle Ceremony honors both the individual flame and the brighter, larger hearth fire of family and home in a simple, yet infinitely meaningful way.