Arise and come away (Song of Solomon 2:8-13)
We are human beings, wired for sensual interaction.
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The night before I married his eldest son, my father-in-law read aloud from the Song of Solomon before a crowd of our closest friends and family, gathered at our rehearsal dinner.
As a religion and ethics professor, he was uniquely suited to roast us via the wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible. Surely his intention was to communicate his love and acceptance by slightly embarrassing his son and soon-to-be daughter with innuendo—an art form perfected by parents in every generation.
