雅歌［第8章］
[爱情不息：回应园中之爱]

“巴不得你像我兄弟”表达的是：若良人是她兄弟，她就可以光明正大地亲近他、把他带回“母亲的家”。“母亲的家”在雅歌中象征生命的深处，是新妇成长、被塑造的地方。石榴汁酿的酒象征经过成熟沉淀的爱，不是冲动，而是深厚的委身。

与主的爱不是躲躲藏藏的“灵修”，而是光明、真实、不怕见光的关系。将良人带回“母亲家”象征我们愿意把神带回生命深处，主动被塑造与牧养。我们是否只愿意偷偷爱主，却不愿在人前承认？是否把神留在聚会中，而不带进生命里？今天，是时候回到属灵深处，把我们的爱带入真实、公开的委身中。

二、爱情扎根：从依靠到印记（歌8:5-7）

“那靠着良人从旷野上来的是谁？”描绘的是经历试炼后依然倚靠的图像。新妇经历过旷野、痛苦、追寻，如今“靠着良人”上来。她求：“将我放在你心上如印记”，象征爱不仅是情感，更是生命上的烙印、臂上的记号，是永不动摇的信任。

爱如死之坚强，不能被众水熄灭，也不能被财宝换取。与主的爱不是建立在恩典多寡上，而是建立在永恒委身上，是愿意一生被主“印记”的信心。今天，我们要重新选择：不是靠感觉，而是让主的爱在我们生命中扎根为印记，直到永远。

三、爱情守护：从成长到坚贞（歌8:8-12）

“我们有一小妹，她还没有两乳”，象征属灵年幼者，尚未成熟。哥哥们商议如何建造她：若是墙，要为她立银塔；若是门，要用香柏木板围护。新妇回应：“我是墙，我两乳像城楼”，她已经成熟，能守护属灵的贞洁与责任。

“所罗门有葡萄园……我自己的葡萄园却在我面前”，表达属灵拥有权柄的自由：不是属于王，而是自己在主面前守住的园子。真正成熟的爱不只是享受爱，而是守护爱。新妇不但自己成长，也愿意为属灵“年幼者”预备遮盖。属灵生命的“园子”不再是外在属于谁，而是内在愿意为主所守、所献。

四、爱情回应：从亲密到再渴望（歌8:13–14）

“你这住在园中的，同伴都要听你的声音；求你使我也得听见。”，良人盼望佳偶的声音，不是行动，不是表现，而是她对他的回应。“我的良人哪，求你快来！”，爱情顶点的渴望，不是满足后的懒散，而是更深的亲密、再一次的相遇。“羚羊”、“香草山”象征活泼、轻快、纯洁的爱。回应爱，不是一次而已，而是每日预备、每日回应：“我在园中，主啊，求你快来。”

总结：爱情不息，回应祂的爱、回应祂的同在、回应祂的再来。

Song of Songs 8
Love Never Fails: A Response to Love in the Garden

"Oh, that you were like my brother" means that if the beloved is her brother, she can approach him openly and bring him back to "house of my mother". "House of my mother" in Song of Songs symbolizes the depth of life, where the bride grows and is shaped. The wine brewed from juice of my pomegranate symbolizes love that has matured and settled, not impulsive, but deep commitment.

Love with the Lord is not a "spiritual practice" that hides, but a bright, real, and light-proof relationship. Bringing the beloved back to "mother's house" symbolizes our willingness to bring God back to the depths of life and take the initiative to be shaped and shepherded. Are we only willing to love the Lord secretly, but unwilling to admit it in front of others? Do we keep God in the gatherings instead of bringing Him into our lives? Today, it is time to return to the depths of the spiritual and bring our love into a real and open commitment.

2. Love takes root: from dependence to imprint (Song 8:5-7)

"Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved?" depicts an image of still leaning on her beloved after going through trials. The bride has experienced the wilderness, pain, and pursuit, and now comes up "leaning on her beloved." She asks: "Set me as a seal upon your heart," symbolizing that love is not only an emotion, but also a brand on life, a mark on the arm, and an unshakable trust.

Love is as strong as death, which cannot be extinguished by many waters or exchanged for treasures. Love with the Lord is not based on the amount of grace, but on eternal commitment, and is the faith of being willing to be "sealed" by the Lord for a lifetime. Today, we have to make a new choice: not relying on feelings but letting the Lord's love take root in our lives as a seal, forever.

3. Love Guardianship: From Growth to Faithfulness (Song 8:8-12)

"We have a little sister, who has no breasts yet," symbolizes the spiritually young, not yet mature. The brothers discussed how to build her: if it is a wall, they should build a battlement of silver for her; if it is a door, they should surround it with boards of cedar. The bride responded: "I am a wall, my breasts are like towers," she is mature and can protect spiritual chastity and responsibility.

"Solomon has a vineyard...but my own vineyard is before me," expresses the freedom of spiritual authority: it does not belong to the king, but it is a garden that one keeps before the Lord. True mature love is not just about enjoying love but about protecting love. The bride not only grows up herself but is also willing to prepare a cover for the spiritual "young." The "garden" of spiritual life is no longer about who it belongs to externally, but about the willingness to keep and offer it to the Lord internally.

4. Love Response: From Intimacy to Desire (Song 8:13–14)

"You who dwell in the gardens, the companions listen for your voice—Let me hear it!" The lover longs for the voice of his beloved, not for action or expression, but for her response to him. "Make haste, my beloved!" The desire for the pinnacle of love is not laziness after satisfaction, but deeper intimacy and another encounter. "Gazelle” and “young stag" symbolizes lively, light and pure love. Responding to love is not just once, but daily preparation and daily response: "I am in the garden, Lord, please come quickly."

Conclusion: Love never ends. It is a response to His love, His presence, and His return.