“My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places on the mountainside, show me your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.”
(Song of Songs 2:14)
Song of Songs is often misunderstood as a love poem between a man and a women, but the book in it’s entirety is one giant metaphor, a love story, between God and us.
And it’s beautiful.
This small verse is one of my favorites, and it’s one that I bring out when I’m feeling “less.” It’s a call from God, to come out of hiding and speak, to show my face, to be present.
See, when things aren’t going my way,when I get bad news, when I’m feeling hurt or beat up by the world, my tendency is to hide. I want to crawl under the covers and eat chocolate and never come out. And while that might feel nice for a little bit, it’s not the full life that God has in mind for us.
God wants to see your face.
God wants to hear your voice.
Not for any other reason than because we are God’s beloved.
That’s it.
Notice in this verse that it doesn’t say our words are sweet, or our facial expressions are lovely.
Nope.
Your voice is what is sweet, your face is what is lovely.
God just wants your presence.
God just wants you.
A relationship, with you.
So even if you aren’t feeling the best, or your face is sad, or your words are angry… God says your face is lovely, and your voice is sweet.
When God can see our faces and hear our voices… when we aren’t hiding – it means we are together, with God.
No matter what you are going through today – God is with you.
And God wants you to stop hiding and let him have it.
Anger, sorry, love, joy.
God wants it all.
Don’t hide.
YOU are God’s beloved.