passionate burning. How is such a love achieved? In The Song of Songs 1:15–2:7 we discover three helpful suggestions: (1) praise your partner, (2) proclaim their provision, and (3) prepare for passion. How beautiful you are, my darling How very beautiful! Your eyes are doves. How handsome you are, my love. How delightful! Our bed is lush with foliage; the beams of our house are cedars, and our rafters are cypresses. I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. Like a lily among thorns, so is my