A reading from Pope Silas on love: It was a dress rehearsal

All I’ve done.
All I’ve loved.
All I’ve lied.
All I’ve ever hoped.
It was a dress rehearsal.

I’ve known the love of a man.
I’ve known the love of a good woman.
I’ve had good times and bad.
I’ve traveled across decades.
It was a dress rehearsal.

We’ve been here before you and me.
I’ve loved you since the beginning of time.
This parallel journey now meets at the crossroads.
We are where we should be.
Together for eternity because before this moment
It was a dress rehearsal.