Day 65 – November 25, 2023: Song of Songs 1-8

There is a repeating line in Song of Solomon that we would do well to listen. “I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not stir up or awaken love until it is ready.” That is a great line, because love can absolutely take us and sweep us away. When love is mixed with passion, as this book of the Bible clearly has no problem in blurring those lines, then it takes us to a place where we would have a hard time controlling our emotions and the ardour of our love for each other.

But this book of the Bible also clearly gives us a reading that the love that God has placed within us for each other, for husband and wife, is one that ought to be celebrated and not considered sinful or bad. Many couples have a hard time transitioning from a life of being told to hold back to now where there are no rules or regulations. That is what marriage ought to be, a time of exploring and a time of joy in sexual fulfillment. I pray that couples all across the Christian globe would be willing to love each other and respect each other in love in the way that this book of the Bible demonstrates.