雅歌是一首以田園為背景的愛情詩篇。內容敘述所羅門向一位書拉密地方的牧羊女展開熱烈的追求後，迎娶了她，頌揚她的愛，享有與她同在的甜美。當所羅門與她的新娘發生爭執的時候，很快就解決了，絕無賭氣也無挖苦。從他們契合的關係中，得以一窺那更豐盛的愛。就像肉體的生命在男女之愛中得著滿足，屬靈的生命也在造物主賜予受造物的愛中得著最高的滿足。這愛，正是基督對祂的新娘──教會──的愛！

        增強體力只有一種方法。你不能以研讀、吃喝、睡眠或思相來達到目的，增強體力必須透過訓練：如跑步、跳躍、跳繩、減輕體重、及有氧舞蹈等等。
        婚姻也是一樣。彼此委身的人在面對衝突的時候，才能產生更大的包容，透過環境中的種種操練，愛才會更大更深！這些操練是：疾病、意外的工作改換、嬰兒、姻親、賬單、不能相聚的時間等。其實在任何情況裡，你的需要都是相同的：要了解上帝是偉大到足以滿足你的需要，也是有智慧到能利用艱難的機會，加深你對祂及別人的委身。
        有一個禱告也許你從不曾對上帝祈求過，卻是上帝渴望聽到的：
        「慈愛的天父，祢知道我的問題是什麼，雖然要求祢挪去這個困難比較容易，但我相信祢要行祢完美的旨意，讓這個情況加深我與祢及我太太（先生）的關係。」

        奴隸之歌
        自古以來，猶太人視雅歌為一幅上帝拯救他們脫離埃及的圖畫。為了紀念為奴的歲月，在每年逾越節的慶祝典禮上都要宣讀雅歌書，因它預表基督降臨成為逾越節的羔羊，拯救我們不再做罪的奴僕（林前5：7）。

兩個彼此委身的人面對衝突時，才能產生更大的包容。

English

        The Song of Solomon is a love poem set in a pastoral setting. In it Solomon woos and weds a Shulamite shepherdess, extolling her love and exulting in her presence. When conflict arises between Solomon and his bride, it is quickly resolved without pouting or bitterness. In their lender relationship many have seen glimpses of a love far richer. Just as physical life finds its fulfillment in the love of man and woman, so spiritual life finds its highest fulfillment in the love of the Creator for His creation, and the love of Christ for His bride, the church.

        There is really only one way to develop physical stamina. You can't study your way there, eat your way there, sleep your way there, or think your way there. Stamina comes through exercise: running, jumping, skipping rope, lifting weights, low-impact aerobics.
        The same is true in your marriage. Commitment in the face of conflict produces character. Love in marriage grows and deepens when exercised through faith-stretching circumstances: illness, unexpected job change, babies, in-laws, bills, times of separation. In each case, your need is the same: to know that God is big enough to meet your need and wise enough to use even the difficult times to deepen your commitment to Him and to one another. Here's a prayer you may never have prayed, but which God has longed to hear:
        "Loving Father, You know what my problem is. And though it would be easy to ask You to remove it, I trust You to do Your perfect will and ask You to use this situation to strengthen my commitment to You and to my spouse."

        Song of the Slaves
        Traditionally, the Jews have seen in the Song of Solomon a picture of their loving rescue by God from Egyptian bondage. In commemoration of this, the book has been read annually at Pass¬over celebrations. It foreshadowed the Christ who came as our Passover Lamb to rescue us from slavery to sin (1 Corinthians 5:7).

Commitment in the face of conflict produces character.