My lover said to me,“Rise up,
my darling! Come away with
me, my fair one! Look, the
winter is past, and the rains are
over and gone. The flowers are
springing up, the season of
singing birds has come, and
the cooing of turtledoves fills
the air. The fig trees are forming
young fruit, and the fragrant
grapevines are blossoming. Rise
up, my darling! Come away
with me, my fair one!”
A WORD
from rae
Winter is still in full swing
in
southern Virginia, although it seems to be
having
an
identity
crisis.
Last
week
temperatures were in the 60’s—we traded in
our boots for flip-flops and swapped coats for
short-sleeved T’s. The next day, it snowed. As I
type now, a frozen mix is beating against the
windows and a blanket of icy white drapes the
landscape. It’s very pretty, but I look forward to
winter’s passing. What a joyful time of year
when the earth shakes off the cold, somber
tones of winter for the vivacious garments of
spring! I love to watch the transition happen. It
reminds me of the changing seasons of life—
the challenges of wintry trials and the joy of
spring renewal. The faithfully turning seasons
give us a beautiful picture of the spiritual
faithfulness of God—winter won’t last forever;
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spring is coming! I love the Lover’s exuberant
invitation to His beloved, poetically spoken in
Song of Solomon—“Come away with me, my
fair one! Look, the winter is past, and the rains
are over and gone!”
Today, Jesus invites us to come away with Him,
into the Springtime abundance of His love. He
has pursued us into the wintry corridors of life
and quietly, faithfully prepared our heart for
the abundance of springtime. Now the season
of rejoicing has come! I invite you to come
away with Him, and to taste of the goodness
He has prepared. It is my prayer that this issue
of DOP will provide an avenue through which
you can “come away” with your Beloved!
I am so excited at how Daughters of Promise is
growing. The support and interest of you,
reader, humbles me – thank you! We are so
excited to announce that, beginning with the
May/June issue, the magazine will be available
in print. Wow! This is really a dream come true.
Details can be found on page 6, as well as on
the website. We eagerly anticipate your
support!
Praying you experience Christ richly today,
Rae
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