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Recent Song of Songs Posts Below

And Wisdom Wore a Veil (Song 1:7)

Woman covered with a dark covering shawl

There is a wisdom spoken among the mature.

Most will not understand it, and sadly, some will choose to even
misunderstand it…

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The Impatient Patience of Love (An Intro to Song 1:7)

“I am tired, Beloved, of chafing my heart against the want of you; Of squeezing it into little inkdrops and posting it. And I scald alone, here, under the fire of the great moon.”

Being in love and in a wilderness – is there any more wrenching place to be?

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The Touch Me Not Flower

There is an interesting wildflower that grows in the summer woods of N.Y. here, usually along streams. I look for it when I walk because the juice in its stems is said to be helpful if…

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Gifted With Weakness

The following is a straight-forward and passionate piece that a friend in Germany wrote, and shared with me. It seems very fitting at the juncture here in the Song of Songs, and I am honored to be able to share it with you. :)

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