
Christopher Thomas Sermon for Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A – 7/5/20 Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 Song of Songs 2:8-13 Romans 7:15-25a Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 “Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away!” The Song of Songs. The song that stands above and beyond all songs. The song that necessitates enshrinement in Holy Writ, inclusion in our sacred canon. The Song of Songs! What is this jewel of poetic mastery that is sandwiched in between tales of exceptional heroism, tribal conflict, political disputes, royal intrigue, religious reforms, and…