The lovers in this song feast on each other’s beauty. They have eyes for each other, and all others become dull backdrops for the main attraction. She is a lily among brambles. He is an apple tree, giving both cool shade, and sweet fruit. Love is a feast, and one for which we can celebrate the master of the feast – the one who put a man and a woman in a garden to enjoy all its delights – including each other.
LORD, thank you for the feast of love.
Song of Solomon 1:9-2:7