How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves. Song of Songs 1:15 (Song of Songs)
Song of Songs, a Hebrew expression meaning “the greatest song,” celebrates human love. Although this book never mentions God and is not associated with Jewish Law or history, it suggests that all life, including human sexuality is holy because it is part of God’s created plan. The speakers portray a sexuality within the bonds of marriage meant to procreate and provide human companionship throughout life and through the trauma of death, exclusively between a man and a woman. Sexuality outside of marriage or in unnatural ways perverts God’s gift.
While seen by many as an allegory of Christ and His Church, this collection of love songs may have been used in a week long wedding feast. Whatever the purpose, Song of Song’s presence in the Bible enables us to see an appropriate view of sexuality when others try to cheapen, denigrate or pervert what God has ordained.
All that God wove into mankind was done for His glory and our joy. Don’t let shame/satan’s voice, take the wonder and beauty that you have been given. Those that God has given you deserve, and are in need of, your unbridled love and devotion.
LOVE,
Gretchen