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Recent Song of Songs Posts Below

Jan 01 2014

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

  • 01/01/2014

“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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Dec 27 2013

The Touch Me Not Flower

  • 12/27/2013

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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Dec 22 2013

Gifted With Weakness

  • 12/22/2013

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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Dec 19 2013

Beautiful Obscurity (Song 1:6 continued)

  • 12/19/2013

Jay Ferris had a striking analogy that was not always understood at first, saying,“The Kingdom of God is like a drop dead gorgeous woman who walks into a room full of women – gender neutral.”

A poignant image considering there was 140+ women in King Solomon’s life when in relationship to the Shulamite.

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