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Song of Solomon 8.7 (NIV)
Many waters cannot
quench love; rivers cannot wash it away.
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| Romance was so complicated that it must take a genius to figure it out.* |
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Anyone
who has ever been through a divorce knows that this verse isn’t universally
true. Love, especially romantic love, is sometimes wishy-washy and unreliable. My
love for my children is a better example of unquenchable love because there is
nothing that could make me stop loving them.
The Song of Solomon is a somewhat confusing
love song. And love songs are not the most reliable source of information about
true love outside of the realm of romance. We generally refer to chapter 13 of
I Corinthians as the final authority on what love is. But I think we still
don’t get it. In the words of Max
Lucado: “When it comes to love, feelings rule the day. Emotions guide the ship.
Goose bumps call the shots. But should they? Can feelings be trusted? Can a
relationship feel right but be wrong?”*
So, even though we are reading the words
about how love is patient and kind, we are expecting that we will feel patient and kind if we love
someone. The fact is, if we love someone, we will be patient and kind, no matter how we feel. There would be a lot
less feelings of guilt in the world
if we understood that true love cannot be quenched – it just sometimes feels
that way!
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| The world regards love as an involuntary emotion – something we fall into (like we fall into a ditch) or out of (like falling out of a tree).* |
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