Thursday, August 14, 2008



Solomon's Song of Songs.

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— for your love is more delightful than wine. Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens love you! Take me away with you—let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers.
(Song of Songs 1-3)

The Beloved addresses her Lover. Is this a courtly love song or a spiritual allegory or both?

Am I the Lover of the woman or am I the Beloved of God or both?

Is the Lover's kiss spiritual or sensual or both?

Bernard of Clairvaux offered, "O happy kiss, and wonder of amazing self-humbling which is not a mere meeting of lips, but the union of God with man. The touching of lips signifies the bringing together of souls. But this conjoining of natures unites the human with the divine and makes peace between earth and heaven. For he himself is our peace, who made the two one."

Above is from the Rothschild Canticles.

No comments: