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Scripture
The soft grass is our bed; fragrant cedar branches are the beams of our house, and pleasant smelling firs are the rafters. Song of Songs 1:16-17

Observation
As I read this verse, I imagine a young woman with flowing hair lying on a forest glade, stroking the locks of her lover as the wind blows through the branches above them. They are so lost in love that they do not see that they are homeless. Because they have each other, it does not matter that they have nothing at all.

A mortgage will change all of that! Before long she will want a house and everything to go in it. He will get lost in his career and so long as he has tools in the garage he is happy.  The life they dreamed of living together is now pulling them apart.

It is so important to remember first love in a marriage and in our relationship with the Lord so that we can find the source of true happiness. Contentment is not found in what we have but in who has us. If we are loved then grass can be our bed, cedar branches the beams of our house and fir trees the rafters. When we are loved we can make do.

Application
After 25 years of marriage life gets complicated. There was a day when simply holding my girl friend’s hand made me feel like a wealthy man. That experience is still there if I will be content enough to find it. And even more so, in my relationship with the Lord, there were times I was quite happy to put all my belongings in a suitcase and go where he asked simply because I was loved. That relationship is also still there, if I will be content enough to find it.

Prayer
Father, help me not to miss out on the riches that are around me in the warm hand of my wife in my own or in a song of worship to you. Amen.