temporary marriage

i went to a wedding on saturday,
and i was struck by how temporary marriage is.
not because of rising divorce rates, but because life itself is temporary.
all the aspects of the day, while significant, were set in the context of the bigger picture; which is this life as a vapour and eternity as what counts. i suppose part of it was me having in mind the conversion of this girl, and how real all these truths are to her, and how the kingdom is what we're waiting for. marriage is daunting and lifelong on one hand, but on the other hand it's a brief partnership before a greater wedding and a land of substance without end.