First Reading
Song of Songs 2:8-14
Read this as the first big movement of the day. Notice what God is doing, who is speaking, and what part of the story or teaching should stay with you.
8The voice of my beloved, look he comes leaping upon the mountains, skipping over the hills.
9My beloved is like a roe, or a young hart. Look he stands behind our wall, looking through the windows, looking through the lattices.
10Look my beloved speaketh to me: Arise, hurry, my love, my dove, my beautiful one, and come.
11For winter is now past, the rain is over and gone.
12The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle is heard in our land:
13The fig tree has put forth her green figs: the vines in flower yield their sweet smell. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come:
14My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow places of the wall, show me your face, let your voice sound in my ears: for your voice is sweet, and your face comely.