Song of Songs (15) - Therefore the Maidens Love you (SS1 V3)

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In this series on the Song of Songs, I dissect this beautiful book of the Bible verse by verse. At the end of each video, I suggest a thought, image, or idea to ponder on during your personal prayer time.

Verse of the episode: SS 1:3 – “Therefore the maidens love you.”

Episode-Specific References:
• St bernard of Clairvaux: commentary on the song of songs (sermon number 19-20).
• 1 Jn 4:19 – ‘We love because he loved us first.’
• Dt 6:5 – ‘Love God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.’
• Jn 14:28 – ‘You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father…’
• Mt 16:21-23 – ‘From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him and began to rebuke him, saying, “God forbid, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me; for you are not on the side of God, but of men.”

General References:
• The Holy Bible. Revised Standard Version.
• PRESS, IGNATIUS. Ignatius Bible (p. 1478). Ignatius Press. Kindle Edition.
• Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermons on the Song of Songs - https://a.co/d/bqgOA2A
• The Book of Song of Songs: Divine Romance (The Passion Translation) - https://a.co/d/2hYrVsX

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