Day 169/252 - Friday 11th April

Still working on Song of Songs... I’ve been impacted by the interpretation that the lover was defiled by the king and she was rescued by her beloved who created a safe environment to build love upon. He calls her our of the cleft in the rock and creates a safe environment for her to be with him. He is gentle and he is kind with her, loving her no matter what has happened and rescuing her from her place of shame. Both their names in Hebrew are from the word for peace, so their relationship was built upon peace. 

This book is so healing for my thoughts on what love really is and how God intends love to be between one man and one woman. Someone called it 'The original design of True love'. I’ve cried over this book many times this week because I see God’s heart of what he has for us in relationships, in safety, protection and vulnerability.