As we have been planning and preparing for the marriage covenant, we have reflected and rested in 1 John 4:19. Love is from the Lord, and it is because of His love that we may love Him and each other. Here is some context for this verse:

"So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as He is so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love."