Honey Drop 10: Pollen and Purity

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For those who know that holiness is not sterile

“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, Bring her into the wilderness And speak kindly to her. “Then I will give her her vineyards from there, And the valley of Achor as a door of hope. And she will sing there as in the days of her youth, As in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt. “It will come about in that day,” declares the Lord, “That you will call Me Ishi And will no longer call Me Baali. (Hosea 2:14-16)


Leader: 
I Myself will allure her. 
Not a messenger. 
Not a shadow. 
But I.

People: 
You do not delegate desire. 
You do not outsource love. 
You come Yourself. 
To woo.

Leader: 
You are alluring— 
Not commanding. 
You draw us out 
With tenderness.

All: 
Allure us, O God. 
Lead us out. 
Make us holy 
In the wild.

Lead / Speak / Call


Leader: 
You lead— 
Not chase. 
You speak— 
Not scold. 
You call— 
Not claim.

People: 
You lead us gently. 
You speak to our ache. 
You call us “My wife.”

Leader: 
This is not control. 
This is communion. 
Not distance— 
But delight.

All: 
Lead us, Lord. 
Speak to us. 
Call us Yours. 
Make us pure 
By Your love.

Love: never outsourced