Laura reads and reflects upon a beautiful passage from renowned spiritual writer, Henri Nouwen. This reflection will renew hope and restore peace as you are reminded that no matter what your circumstances, you have a home in the Heart of Christ.

hopesgarden.com

Jesus is the Perfect Gentleman, beyond compare in thoughtfulness, compassion, and patience.

Laura and Jenny duBay share their stories of how the Bridegroom tenderly and patiently “peered through the lattice” of their hurting hearts waiting for them to open to Him.

Laura and Jenny apply verses 2:8-9 of the Song of Songs to their own healing journeys as well as the experiences of the women they minister to at Hope’s Garden.

Learn more about the Perfect Gentlemen, Jesus, with our Brides of Christ study: https://hopesgarden.mykajabi.com/offers/P4zJxqrz

Find hope and healing at Hopes Garden: hopesgarden.com

Check out Jenny duBay's website: About — Jenny duBay

Intimacy with Christ in prayer is "not about knowledge or training. It's about desire."

In this episode, recorded during a Brides of Christ class, Laura reflects on verse 4:11 of the Song of Songs.

"Your lips, my promised one, distill wild honey. Honey and milk are under your tongue; and the scent of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon."

How we long to hear the sweet voice of Jesus the Bridegroom!

The Bride of the Song of Songs ends her description of the Bridegroom’s attributes with the exclamation, “His conversation is sweetness itself!” Laura unpacks the Brides’ speech in verses 5:10-16 with the help of John of Forde.

As we continue celebrating the Year of the Bridegroom, Laura shares what she has been learning from St. John of the Cross about preparing our hearts for union with Christ the Bridegroom.

In this episode, Laura suggests reading Healed By Love: Contemplation as a Path of Healing According to St. John of the Cross by Daniel Chowning, OCD. You can find that book here:

https://amzn.to/4qqe6ew (This is the hope's Garden Affiliate link)

Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom and the Song of Songs at Hopesgarden.com and on our YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@hopesgarden9798

Laura welcomes Jenny duBay, founder of Create Soul Space and facilitator of support groups at Hope's Garden. In this first of many conversations to come, Laura and Jenny share how the Fleetwood Mac song, "Landslide", has had a profound impact on their healing from domestic abuse. Like many of the women they minister to at Hope's Garden, Laura and Jenny realized that they were afraid of the changes the Lord was asking them to make because they had built their lives around fallen men rather than the Perfect Gentleman, Christ the Bridegroom.

Learn more about Hope's Garden's resources and support groups for Catholic women at Hopesgarden.com and CreateSoulSpace.org

De Yarrison of You Are Made New Ministry joins Laura in this special episode. De shares with us her insights on Jesus the Divine Gardener and how He asks us to weed our garden hearts with Him. Like the Bride of the Song of Songs, we desire for our hearts to be His garden blossom with the lilies of virtue.

Learn more about the Song of Songs and Christ the Bridegroom at Hopesgarden.com

God is not outside of you just observing your life. He dwells within you. The Lord goes where you goes, experiences what you experience, and loves you in every moment. You are God's dwelling place. Laura reads and reflects on a passage from the Song of Songs chapter 3. We can understand this passage as describing not only the Temple of Solomon but also the temple that St. Paul says we are.

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought at a price. So glorify God in your body". Corinthians 6:19-20

Jesus answered and said to him, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him." John 14:23

Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom at Hopesgarden.com

May this sung version of the Song of Songs soothe your soul and lead you to the One Whom your heart has been seeking.

Learn more about God's divine love song at

https://hopesgarden.com/song-of-songs-scripture-study/

Do you ever feel burdened by the description of a Godly woman in Proverbs 31:10-31? Now is the time to cast off that burden! The original Hebrew words and meaning of this message will lead you into the peace of the Lord.

Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom at Hopesgarden.com