I won’t write much from Song of Solomon – after all, this is supposed to be a G-rated blog! I recommend you read it for yourself and continue to give thanks that married sex is God’s idea.

My yard work has been completely limited to cutting grass and running the weed eater. (And not even that any more since the move where the grass and landscaping are taken care of.) I have never been into gardening, and I admire those folks with the patience and discipline for it.

That said, there is one kind of gardening I can get into. I offer the text without further comment.

Wake up, North Wind, get moving, South Wind! Breathe on my garden, fill the air with spice fragrance. Oh, let my lover enter his garden! Yes, let him eat the fine, ripe fruits…I went to my garden, dear friend, best lover! breathed the sweet fragrance. I ate the fruit and honey, I drank the nectar and wine. Celebrate with me, friends! Raise your glasses—“To life! To love!” (SOS 4.16, 5.1, MSG)

Honor marriage, and guard the sacredness of sexual intimacy between wife and husband. (Hebrews 13.4, MSG)