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*To be removed just reply and put "remove" in subject line. Removal is immediate.*** On 7/19/09, O.Addison Gethers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > O. Addison Gethers > > e-mail address > [email protected] > [email protected] > > twitter > URL http//:twitter.com/OAddisonGethers > > Messenger contact > window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: > cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS > rs > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 9:07 PM > Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Sunday July 19 > > > > Song of Solomon 5-8 (The Message) > > > > Song of Solomon 5 > > The Man > > 1 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!" > > > > The Woman > > 2 I was sound asleep, but in my dreams I was wide awake. > > Oh, listen! It's the sound of my lover knocking, calling! > > The Man > > "Let me in, dear companion, dearest friend, > > my dove, consummate lover! > > I'm soaked with the dampness of the night, > > drenched with dew, shivering and cold." > > The Woman > > 3 "But I'm in my nightgown-do you expect me to get dressed? > > I'm bathed and in bed-do you want me to get dirty?" > > > > 4-7 But my lover wouldn't take no for an answer, > > and the longer he knocked, the more excited I became. > > I got up to open the door to my lover, > > sweetly ready to receive him, > > Desiring and expectant > > as I turned the door handle. > > But when I opened the door he was gone. > > My loved one had tired of waiting and left. > > And I died inside-oh, I felt so bad! > > I ran out looking for him > > But he was nowhere to be found. > > I called into the darkness-but no answer. > > The night watchmen found me > > as they patrolled the streets of the city. > > They slapped and beat and bruised me, > > ripping off my clothes, > > These watchmen, > > who were supposed to be guarding the city. > > > > 8 I beg you, sisters in Jerusalem- > > if you find my lover, > > Please tell him I want him, > > that I'm heartsick with love for him. > > The Chorus > > 9 What's so great about your lover, fair lady? > > What's so special about him that you beg for our help? > > The Woman > > 10-16 My dear lover glows with health- > > red-blooded, radiant! > > He's one in a million. > > There's no one quite like him! > > My golden one, pure and untarnished, > > with raven black curls tumbling across his shoulders. > > His eyes are like doves, soft and bright, > > but deep-set, brimming with meaning, like wells of water. > > His face is rugged, his beard smells like sage, > > His voice, his words, warm and reassuring. > > Fine muscles ripple beneath his skin, > > quiet and beautiful. > > His torso is the work of a sculptor, > > hard and smooth as ivory. > > He stands tall, like a cedar, > > strong and deep-rooted, > > A rugged mountain of a man, > > aromatic with wood and stone. > > His words are kisses, his kisses words. > > Everything about him delights me, thrills me > > through and through! > > That's my lover, that's my man, > > dear Jerusalem sisters. > > > > Song of Solomon 6 > > The Chorus > > 1 So where has this love of yours gone, fair one? > > Where on earth can he be? > > Can we help you look for him? > > The Woman > > 2-3 Never mind. My lover is already on his way to his garden, > > to browse among the flowers, touching the colors and forms. > > I am my lover's and my lover is mine. > > He caresses the sweet-smelling flowers. > > The Man > > 4-7 Dear, dear friend and lover, > > you're as beautiful as Tirzah, city of delights, > > Lovely as Jerusalem, city of dreams, > > the ravishing visions of my ecstasy. > > Your beauty is too much for me-I'm in over my head. > > I'm not used to this! I can't take it in. > > Your hair flows and shimmers > > like a flock of goats in the distance > > streaming down a hillside in the sunshine. > > Your smile is generous and full- > > expressive and strong and clean. > > Your veiled cheeks > > are soft and radiant. > > > > 8-9 There's no one like her on earth, > > never has been, never will be. > > She's a woman beyond compare. > > My dove is perfection, > > Pure and innocent as the day she was born, > > and cradled in joy by her mother. > > Everyone who came by to see her > > exclaimed and admired her- > > All the fathers and mothers, the neighbors and friends, > > blessed and praised her: > > > > 10 "Has anyone ever seen anything like this- > > dawn-fresh, moon-lovely, sun-radiant, > > ravishing as the night sky with its galaxies of stars?" > > > > 11-12 One day I went strolling through the orchard, > > looking for signs of spring, > > Looking for buds about to burst into flower, > > anticipating readiness, ripeness. > > Before I knew it my heart was raptured, > > carried away by lofty thoughts! > > > > 13 Dance, dance, dear Shulammite, Angel-Princess! > > Dance, and we'll feast our eyes on your grace! > > Everyone wants to see the Shulammite dance > > her victory dances of love and peace. > > Song of Solomon 7 > > > > 1-9 Shapely and graceful your sandaled feet, and queenly your movement- > > Your limbs are lithe and elegant, > > the work of a master artist. > > Your body is a chalice, > > wine-filled. > > Your skin is silken and tawny > > like a field of wheat touched by the breeze. > > Your breasts are like fawns, > > twins of a gazelle. > > Your neck is carved ivory, curved and slender. > > Your eyes are wells of light, deep with mystery. > > Quintessentially feminine! > > Your profile turns all heads, > > commanding attention. > > The feelings I get when I see the high mountain ranges > > -stirrings of desire, longings for the heights- > > Remind me of you, > > and I'm spoiled for anyone else! > > Your beauty, within and without, is absolute, > > dear lover, close companion. > > You are tall and supple, like the palm tree, > > and your full breasts are like sweet clusters of dates. > > I say, "I'm going to climb that palm tree! > > I'm going to caress its fruit!" > > Oh yes! Your breasts > > will be clusters of sweet fruit to me, > > Your breath clean and cool like fresh mint, > > your tongue and lips like the best wine. > > The Woman > > 9-12 Yes, and yours are, too-my love's kisses > > flow from his lips to mine. > > I am my lover's. > > I'm all he wants. I'm all the world to him! > > Come, dear lover- > > let's tramp through the countryside. > > Let's sleep at some wayside inn, > > then rise early and listen to bird-song. > > Let's look for wildflowers in bloom, > > blackberry bushes blossoming white, > > Fruit trees festooned > > with cascading flowers. > > And there I'll give myself to you, > > my love to your love! > > > > 13 Love-apples drench us with fragrance, > > fertility surrounds, suffuses us, > > Fruits fresh and preserved > > that I've kept and saved just for you, my love. > > Song of Solomon 8 > > > > 1-2 I wish you'd been my twin brother, sharing with me the breasts of my > > mother, > > Playing outside in the street, > > kissing in plain view of everyone, > > and no one thinking anything of it. > > I'd take you by the hand and bring you home > > where I was raised by my mother. > > You'd drink my wine > > and kiss my cheeks. > > > > 3-4 Imagine! His left hand cradling my head, > > his right arm around my waist! > > Oh, let me warn you, sisters in Jerusalem: > > Don't excite love, don't stir it up, > > until the time is ripe-and you're ready. > > The Chorus > > 5 Who is this I see coming up from the country, > > arm in arm with her lover? > > The Man > > I found you under the apricot tree, > > and woke you up to love. > > Your mother went into labor under that tree, > > and under that very tree she bore you. > > The Woman > > 6-8 Hang my locket around your neck, > > wear my ring on your finger. > > Love is invincible facing danger and death. > > Passion laughs at the terrors of hell. > > The fire of love stops at nothing- > > it sweeps everything before it. > > Flood waters can't drown love, > > torrents of rain can't put it out. > > Love can't be bought, love can't be sold- > > it's not to be found in the marketplace. > > My brothers used to worry about me: > > > > 8-9 "Our little sister has no breasts. > > What shall we do with our little sister > > when men come asking for her? > > She's a virgin and vulnerable, > > and we'll protect her. > > If they think she's a wall, we'll top it with barbed wire. > > If they think she's a door, we'll barricade it." > > > > 10 Dear brothers, I'm a walled-in virgin still, > > but my breasts are full- > > And when my lover sees me, > > he knows he'll soon be satisfied. > > The Man > > 11-12 King Solomon may have vast vineyards > > in lush, fertile country, > > Where he hires others to work the ground. > > People pay anything to get in on that bounty. > > But my vineyard is all mine, > > and I'm keeping it to myself. > > You can have your vast vineyards, Solomon, > > you and your greedy guests! > > > > 13 Oh, lady of the gardens, > > my friends are with me listening. > > Let me hear your voice! > > The Woman > > 14 Run to me, dear lover. > > Come like a gazelle. > > Leap like a wild stag > > on the spice mountains. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > > Skype Prayer Time. > > > > > > Contact Me At: > > Donnie Parrett > > 1956 Asa Flat Road > > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > > Email: [email protected] > > > > > > > -- <a href="http://www.abattery.com/newcustomers.html";> Free Hearing Aid Battery Drawing </a> <a href="http://www.abattery.com/newcustomers.html";> Free Hearing Aid Battery Drawing </a> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. 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