The words of the Song of Solomon 2:8-13...
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The words of the Song of Solomon 2:8-13 introduce a section of springtime love in the book. In the past, especially in the Middle Ages, scholars interpreted these words allegorically as indicating God's love for Israel, or Jesus' love for the church, but today many biblical scholars see these words simply as a celebration of human sexuality.
Tony Campolo in his counseling of married men and women often encounters those who say that the love they once had for the other has now died and they are left with no alternative but to end their marriage. Tony says he usually responds by saying that if they will do faithfully what he tells them to do, within a month, the feelings of affection will return.
His counsel is as follows:
1. Each day make a new list of ten things that you would do for your spouse if you were in love.
2. Then each day, do the ten things that are on that list.
Tony Campolo in his counseling of married men and women often encounters those who say that the love they once had for the other has now died and they are left with no alternative but to end their marriage. Tony says he usually responds by saying that if they will do faithfully what he tells them to do, within a month, the feelings of affection will return.
His counsel is as follows:
1. Each day make a new list of ten things that you would do for your spouse if you were in love.
2. Then each day, do the ten things that are on that list.
