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Song of Solomon, chapter 5, verse 16.

His mouth is most sweet, and he is altogether desirable.

This is my beloved, and this is altogether desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend,

oh daughters of Jerusalem.

What a beautiful picture of God's

designed for marriage, not just to be about as we prayed according to in

song or Solomon chapter four physical intimacy but spiritual friendship. This is my beloved whose mouth is most sweet and this is my friend.

It makes me think about Tim and Kathy Keller's book, The Meaning of Marriage. It's such a great

book. I would highly recommend it to any married couple, any single. They've got a

whole chapter on singleness and he talks about how from the

very beginning he wrote this book in many ways for the many singles and the

congregation he was leading before he went to be with the Lord.

I recommend this book all the time, but he has a chapter entitled the Mission of Marriage

and he says from the very beginning let's ask what is marriage for

what is the purpose of marriage and then he says the Bible's answer this question

starts with the principle that marriage is a friendship.

And the whole chapter is about friendship in Christ's spiritual friendship.

And then he closes with saying marriage is designed to be a

relationship with your best friend where you enjoy friendship with one another.

That's what it's all about.

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