They were both wearing wedding rings so I am going to believe they were married to each other. What cast just a hint of suspicion was the way they acted. They were sitting at a restaurant table talking to each other and laughing. That’s not normal. Normal married people at a restaurant don’t talk to each other. Usually each is too busy texting someone else. There was something else abnormal about this couple. She was all dolled up with makeup and jewelry with freshly quaffed dyed hair. Oh, there was one more thing. I think they were both ninety. You could tell by the way he looked at her that he thought she was beautiful. And you could tell by the expression on her face that she knew he thought she was beautiful. You just have to love a woman who never gives up; no matter how old. Maybe she keeps trying because she knows he loves her efforts.
The Song of Solomon is quite a book. It has entertained a lot of boys sitting through dull sermons. Some people have tried to justify its presence in Scripture as a metaphor of Christ and His bride, His church. I really don’t think so but I could be very wrong. I am wrong about much. However, it is true that God does think we are beautiful. Love is blind; even for God. Most likely it is because He knows what we will be. We are bundles of potentiality. In Revelation we are portrayed as the bride for Christ and have you ever seen a bride that isn’t beautiful? It isn’t about the shape of a nose or cheekbones. It is the glow of happiness. That’s what I saw in the elderly lady in the restaurant.
Written by Roger Bothwell on August 22, 2014
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