This past week in our Sunday School class, we were studying the 5th chapter of The Song of Solomon. It is a book that many learned scholars typically steer clear of since it is filled with graphic descriptions of the love between a man and woman and how they seek to demonstrate that love. Often, these scholars will work extra hard trying to depict this book as a representation of Christ and His love for His church....and they may do well to draw some similarities; however, it is clearly a book written to capture the passion, sexual tension and intimacies that King Solomon and his Shulamite bride shared with each other.
Each of the couples present in our class were asked to quickly think of what attracted them to their mate...which got me to thinking of my sweet love and how we came to be. Later that day at home, I began to look for some of the poetry and other letters expressing my love for my wife and I came across the one that follows....and this is the first year in a long time that I did not publish this on her birthday. I guess I can blame my lack of romantic expression on COVID 19; but I really just did not put forth the effort to say to my lovely bride of 30 plus and counting....I TRULY LOVE YOU AND YOU ARE MY HEART'S DESIRE...so please read on and be reminded of how much you mean to me!!!
Celebrating a Special day…Today is a Very Special Day in my life…..no, it’s not my
birthday or Christmas in July or any national holiday. It’s a day that holds
significance for just a handful of people, but it is a day that I celebrate
with great joy. It is my beautiful
wife’s belated birthday. Now, being the gentlemen that I am precludes me
from telling you what number it is or when she was born or any other tell tale
information that might leak that protected number….let me just say that she is
as young and even more beautiful than when we met some thirty years ago.
Now I know that for a lot of people, there is much
significance in the number of birthdays you celebrate. For me, I always
reasoned that your birthday was just the first date on your tombstone, followed
by a dash (-) and then the date you departed this earth. I have always believed
that it didn’t really matter if you celebrated a birthday, but rather, you
should celebrate what you do during the dash (-)….the life that you live is
what really matters most. And when I consider that, my lovely wife is making
the most of her dash (-)!!!!!!!!
In Proverbs 31, Solomon shares the marvelous attributes of a
godly wife and each time I read those verses, I see my wife and all that she
has become in the twenty-five plus years in which she has enriched my life. In
verse 10, she is an excellent wife who is far more precious than jewels, who
has my complete trust and admiration. In verse 15, he speaks to how wonderful
she is in managing our household while ever excelling in her business as sales
agent at Stonegate in Murrells Inlet and the Editor of our monthly newsletter,
Prince Creek Living. In verse 17, he extols her great fashion sense and modest
attire that is always impeccable and stylish. In verse 20, I see her as she
works diligently for those less fortunate and how she uses her God-given
talents to inspire others to be all that God desires for them to be. She is
never lazy, idle or immobile, but ALWAYS ready to lend a helping hand and ask
nothing in return. Strength and dignity are girded about her and those who are
touched by her laughter can only be encouraged for a brighter day. Her daughter
is blessed beyond measure to have such a loving and thoughtful mother and I,
too, am the richest man I know; simply because she belongs to me. Many women
have done excellently, but she outshines them ALL….at least that is my humble
opinion. Yes, and with all that we have been through in our years as
husband and wife, I have learned to NEVER underestimate the abilities, the
passion or the love of this woman and to know that as Solomon concluded at the
end of this chapter….
A WOMAN WHO FEARS THE
LORD IS TO BE PRAISED!!!!!!
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY
SWEETHEART….YOU ARE ONE OF A KIND AND I AM SO BLESSED TO HAVE YOU AS MY WIFE, MY
CONFIDANT AND MY BEST FRIEND!!!!!
If you are blessed like I am, don’t wait for a birthday to
let you wife know how fortunate you are that she belongs to you….make a
difference in her dash that we call …LIFE.
Blessed Beyond Measure,
WPQ
