Comments on: Determined To Be Kissed (Song 1:2)

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:54:46 +0000

In reply to Pamela. Oh absolutely! You said: "' And the subject of intimacy with Christ cannot be separated from the fellowship of suffering. It is a package deal."' Nailed it. And making us better Lovers, what beautiful and exact wording Pamela. I had never thought of Him doing that, but that is exactly the outcome of meeting with Him in that secret place. I am drawn frequently to the image of Christ sleeping peacefully in the fishing boat when the violent storm erupted all around Him and the disciples, who were experienced fishermen and used to sudden storms on that sea, freaked out and feared for their lives. The life threatening storm could not distract Him from the intimacy He shared with the Father as He rested, and they (we?) couldn't grasp hold of that at that time. Yes, how weary He must have been! But His communion with the Father was deeper than the depth of the threatening sea. I seek to know that place, as we all do I believe. Thankyou for this enthralling series!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 03:53:30 +0000

I am wondering what people might consider as ”distractions”? Personally I identify strongly with the fierce, aggressive, determination of the bride here when she cries out LET HIM kiss me… You have described it well, Pamela, as violent force. This is the part that speaks to me most on a personal level in this passage. As someone who is the parent of a disabled adult, with the responsibility of arranging and running someone else’s life on an almost daily basis, arranging appropriate supports at specified time, liaising with agencies and government departments, medical appointments etc. etc. at times all I want to do is run away from all the responsibility and sit beside the Lover of my soul forever – without the “‘distractions”. But I am learning to be careful about what I consider a distraction, and what is actually something I have to learn to do WITH Him from His heart of pure Love. Surely that love must flow out (in action) from the intimacy between the Bridegroom and His Bride, in tangible ways, even ways we did not choose, because ultimately it is too big to be kept only in the secret place. So in my own life my main distraction requires a daily busyness that I do not choose from an adulterous heart, but nevertheless demands my attention to the point of weariness. Truly, I don’t want to be there, I want to come aside, alone, with the Beloved. But I have learned and continue to learn from this particular distraction that unless I continually return to that place of intimacy with the Beloved I cannot physically or emotionally continue. I know this place of shouting “Let Him kiss me…” because there are often times when all the demands have to be literally pushed out of the way, even urgent ones, so that I can run to Him in that secret place. So I would simply ask us to consider carefully before we label everything outside that place of personal intimacy with the Beloved a ”distraction”. I agree there are many, many distractions offered by the world and by the organised church (if we are still attending). But sometimes we need to look for Him in the distraction and see if He is there in it, beckoning us to join Him, as He loves on someone, or wishes to teach us something about the way He loves. I admit I am very much still on Learner Plates in this arena. And I feel that the Bride, at this stage of her journey into maturity, still had quite a bit to learn about her Beloved and what she might label “‘distractions”‘ keeping her from Him.

By: Lois

Lois — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 20:30:56 +0000

Beautiful imagery. Lots to chew on. Thank you for sharing such beauty with us.

By: Gayle conrad

Gayle conrad — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 14:57:44 +0000

By: Maggie Brewer

Maggie Brewer — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 11:57:38 +0000

You are an amazing writer Pam! God bless you and may He continue to inspire you!
Maggie

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 05:09:50 +0000

In reply to Wayne. Sorry Wayne, I meant to make a regular comment earlier, not a reply to your comment, I pushed the wrong button:)

By: Scott R Smith

Scott R Smith — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 01:53:28 +0000

Insightful imagining of the setting Pam

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 22:00:21 +0000

In reply to Wayne.

So boundlessly powerful is this determination of the bride, first love is the great motivator. In Solomon’s Song the love expression is meant not to be glossed over, seen through the Spirit we behold the Christ and the bride in a way like no other the most popular book of collections. And we also see her over and over again: she wept upon Jesus’ feet and kissed his feet repeatedly (Jesus said, “You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.”), she touched the hem of his robe, and on and on we see her boldness, her courage, her love, her brideness of the Christ. Paul often started his letters with “a holy kiss” and Peter “a kiss of love.” Comment on your quotes from SOS. The winemaker is better than the wine and/or love is better than wine, God is love, to quote John.

By: Markus

Markus — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 20:55:03 +0000

Anything else but genuine love will be distracted.
Only true love has in itself the flame that burns relentlessly and restlessly for oneness with the Beloved.
Any distraction is regarded as a nuisance, and hated. Love is only satisfied and at rest when in the Beloved.
Distraction is a very normal thing but only for a heart that doesn’t beat in the rhythm of fire… and so
holds up to each of us a mirror about the true condition of our hearts.
Yes, we can dress ourselves up to a certain extent, can create some show to convince others or even delude ourselves… but we all have got adulterous hearts which love distractions… and this sad truth should bring on us this desperation, this painful outcry: Create in me a new heart, oh Lord! Restore unto me the flame of this consuming love. A love that by the very nature of its character won’t rest until it is united with the Beloved.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 20:31:07 +0000

Great article, as usual!