Friday, November 27, 2009

SOS--- Doves Eyes?

I was always under the impression that the expression “dove’s eyes” was referring to an aspect of cosmetic beauty: something winsome and attractive. I don’t think that is what it is referring to, especially in SoS. I think that it especially refers to eyes that have keen perception of the small providences of God. Eyes that can observe and perceive the smallest movements of insects or leaves. We do everything in our power to teach this element out of children. Especially in this Tech savvy environment. GWCarver was thought astute and calculating and the knowledge of the slaves of the land that they were tilling and caring for was taken for granted until the bollweavil incident. There was something endearing to Solomon that there were things that they took for granted in their culture that were God-bred that Sheva noticed and questioned. Like a dove you go the heart of the matter, he was saying. The darkness of God’s shoe in skin and in representing the humility of God upon the earth breeds a special knowledge. This knowledge and humility needs to be included in the education process somehow and not despised. We have even these things richly to enjoy. Let the poor say I am rich?
Paul seemed to envision a church environment where the educated and the uneducated could enjoy fellowshipping with one another and learning the blessings of faith and life.
We make things so mystical which are really not as mystical as that. The blessing of participating in the needs and convictions of the position of our brethren by faith is what God instituted in the formation of the Church in Christ. Breaking down the walls of partition that Babyl built.

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