Song of Songs: Delighting as God's Beloved

What does Song of Songs have to do with everyday family discipleship?


In this week’s episode of The Wholehearted Households Podcast, host Alex Blount introduces us to the book of Song of Songs. Although Song of Songs might not be the first book you think of when talking to kids, it still has plenty to teach us and our families about being God’s beloved.


Our Bible spotlight focuses on the extravagant love the Shulamite woman experiences from her beloved, representing the love Jesus has for us. The Shulamite woman’s passion for her beloved catches the curiosity of her friends, and she is able to share about this great love with them too.


Then, our discipleship nugget equips you to reinforce the goodness of our bodies with your family, emphasizing how God delights in the beauty of every human and how we are made in His image.


Finally, our spiritual practice invites you into a time of delight and reflection. Through the practice of lectio divina, we enter into a space of divine delight, offering praise and gratitude to God, and remembering the delight we feel is only a fraction of the love God holds for us.


Wherever you listen, may you and your family be blessed by this episode as you seek to follow Jesus with your whole heart.


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Resources from the episode


This week’s Bible spotlight is adapted from Hermanas: Deepening Our Identity and Growing Our Influence (www.ivpress.com/hermanas) by Natalia Kohn Rivera, Noemi Vega Quiñones, and Kristy Garza Robinson.


This week’s discipleship nugget is adapted from Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality (www.ivpress.com/talking-back-to-purity-culture) by Rachel Joy Welcher, and Little Prayers for Ordinary Days (www.ivpress.com/little-prayers-for-ordinary-days) by Tish Harrison Warren, Katy Bowser Hutson, and Flo Paris Oakes.


This week’s spiritual practice is adapted from Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder (www.ivpress.com/making-room-in-advent) by Bette Dickinson, and Prayers for the Pilgrimage: A Book of Collects for All of Life (www.ivpress.com/prayers-for-the-pilgrimage) by W. David O. Taylor.






Credits


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✅ Producers: Kaitlin Borek, Abby Lee, Karen Savella Stallard, and Travis Albritton


✅ Assistant Producer: Christine Pelliccio Melo


✅ Hosts: Alex Blount and Helen Lee


✅ Narrators: Kaitlin Borek, Jack Reece, and Karen Savella Stallard


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✅ Podcast Art: Amy Cerra


✅ Theme Song: “Elegant Flight” by Sounds Like Sanders and “Birdhouse” by EVOE


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