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Apr 02 2020
The last few weeks I noticed it’s been more difficult than usual to sit down and write. Part of this is a concern for how the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting the world. It is surreal, isn’t it, to know everyone is in the same boat, rocking to the same storm? I feel like the world is somewhere between hanging on for dear life, and trying to find a new rhythm to something that does not seem to be going away anytime soon.
I have confidence I’ll be returning to the Song soon. It’s interesting where we left off, too! But meanwhile it seems important right now to en-COURAGE one another in whatever way possible, as often as possible. I need it. I know we all need it.
Recently I recalled a poem that the Spirit gave me some years ago during a stormy time.
I’d like to share it today, with a prayer that it might bless somebody…
Mar 22 2020
Believe it or not — the coronavirus is in the Song of Songs! We’ll have to jump to Chapter 3, to a part that always puzzled me until now.
But first, it will help to know how this virus was named. Corona means “crown,” and it was named for its spike-like appendages and encircling shape when viewed under a microscope.
But there’s more to a crown than meets the eye! A crown is worn by someone, specifically a king and/or queen, and so a crown also represents a kingdom and its authority. Basically, if you serve a crown, you serve whoever wears it.
Think about this: There is a spiritual reason why a virus named after a crown has recently been…
Mar 15 2020
Finally! King Solomon sends back an answer to the Shulamite about a “noontime rendezvous.” :-) In his note, he gives her instructions for the path ahead. Now the only question is, “Will she venture out?”
I want to share a few things I see in his interesting response:
Mar 10 2020
Good news! The love note is in the “mailbox,” and about to be picked up. It won’t be long now before Solomon gets it. :-)
In the next post I intend to expound on his interesting response to the Shulamite. It’s so rich, and frankly I’m still absorbing how to personally apply it.
Meanwhile, I …
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