I'll Be Your Lover Too.

'I'll be your man
And I'll understand
I'll do my best
To take good care of you

You'll be my Queen
I'll be your King
And I'll be your lover too
Yes I will

Derry down green
Colour of my dream
A dream that's daily coming true
Oooh and when the day is through
I will come to you and tell you of
Your many charms

And girl you look at me
With eyes that see
And we'll melt into each others eyes

You'll be my Queen
I'll be your King
And I'll be your lover too.'

What does this song say to you? Does it tell of a fairytale that never comes?? Or a fairytale that is just for some? Or even, a fairytale that is for everyone but only ever for a short time? Sometimes, I do not know what I think of fairytales...but I do believe in them. I believe that love is for everyone and love like this is only ever experienced by the mere few...but I believe that is not the way it should be. I think this tells of a love that people desire and crave for but are actually not prepared to give for. Love does not come easy and it is not something that is just given to us. Love comes at a price and is always full of sacrifice. Love is never easy and it must to be given from us to others.

I think God created a love like this for us and we need to realise this in order to hope for it and work for it. Song of Songs in the bible is a love story...between God and His people but also between people themselves...between a man and his wife. With bible verses such as, 'Take me away with you-let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers (1v4)' and 'How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves...(4v1)', how can we question fairytale love?? Doves are used within the bible as a symbol of peace and salvation. What does this verse mean then, when the man is saying this to his lady? That she brings peace and salvation to him perhaps??

I do not know...make what you will of these verses and this song and of my thoughts. They are not necessarily truth but these are some of the things I believe. I believe in a love that is true and that shows a man fighting for his lady. I believe in a love where the man and the lady give for one another in order to love one another and have one another. I believe in a love that does not come easily, a love that must be worked hard for...but all in all, a love that is true and right and pure. A love that can be everyone of ours...a love like seen in a fairytale.

Rest.

'Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.' The words of Jesus, Mark 6 v 31.

Do we sometimes forget what it means to take some time out to rest? Do we sometimes get caught up with the busyness life throws at us and forget what life truly is?? Do we forget to take time out for ourselves or do we just focus on ourselves in other ways?

You know what your answers are to these questions and you probably know what your answers should be. I'm not here to state what is right or wrong as people are individuals and it's different according to circumstance too, but do we prioritise rightly?

This bible verse stood out to me last week and I fell in love with it, with the simplicity but depth of it. To take time out, to go somewhere quiet, by ourselves and to simply rest...to simply be...with Him, with our creator and the only one who can truly bring us rest. Try it. x