The Voice

I read Titus 2:

”For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,”

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I read Isaiah 1:

“wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong, learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.”

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I read Song of Songs 8:

“Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.”

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I read Song of Songs 7:

This verse makes me chuckle, because I think about how standards of beauty and health change with time and culture, and how much trouble I might get into if I said something like this to my wife without some biblical context.

“Your navel is a rounded goblet that never lacks blended wine. Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by lilies.”

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I read Song of Songs 6:

“Turn your eyes from me; they overwhelm me. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Gilead.”

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