This picture is of our pastor and his wife during their dating days. This picture was taken just a few days before their engagement on August 25, 1973.From the Pastor:
(Song of Solomon 2:1) I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
Acceptance is a thing that is desired and needed by every human being. People need to be loved. This verse is not spoken in pride but is a statement of delight. The young lady who speaks here expresses her elation at the fact that someone thinks that she is the rose of Sharon and the lily of the valleys.
I remember during our dating months the first time that I heard that Janie thought I was “so handsome.” No one had ever felt that way about me before. I suddenly became the rose of Sharon to someone and it made my heart fill with joy. My grandkids think that I am something wonderful and they are so excited every time they get to come to my house and see me. I am to them the rose of Sharon. It is nice to love and to be loved.
The best love of all is the love of Christ. His love for us is more important than any other. He looked down through time and loved us so much that He came into the world to give His life a ransom for us.
Whether we ever have the love of any other human being or not we have the love of the greatest person who ever walked on the earth. He made us and He loves us. He wants to do great things for us and through us. We need to share His love with those around us. We need to love one another with that same love with which He loved us.
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