I Pulled a Card for You
From my Sacred Muse deck: a woman, her story, and oh-so-much wisdom - all for you!
Today’s card: The Woman from the Song of Songs
Her story: Passionate. Erotic. And not the stuff we’d expect to find in the Bible. This might explain why her story is often descried as a metaphor—a vast love story that is not depictive of the physical love between a man and a woman, but one that helps us understand the depth of God’s love for us. Right.
It really is a beautiful book, The Song of Songs, and it gives us language and imagery for what it sounds like, looks like, and feels like to be a woman honored, a woman chosen, a woman cherished, a woman wanted.
Hear her wisdom and voice on your behalf:
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