Like a lily among thorns,
So is my love among the daughters. v.2
Read chapter 2
The country girl calls herself a rose of Sharon in verse one. A rose of Sharon is a wild flower in the plains; a flower found in great abundance; a common flower. She's saying she's just a common flower, a common country girl. Yet her beloved contrast her thoughts of herself with his view of her.
He says that she is a lily among thorns. What does that mean? A lily might be a common flower but a lily among thorns is what he calls her. That she's a rare prize and beauty that is hard to find among so much plain, ordinary, destruction. She may think she's ordinary so he replies that even if she's common she still rare to find among thorns and she outshines them. That's how much his love is for her, that she outshines all others, they are nothing but thorns to him. What a compliment that any woman would want to hear from their lover!
How easy is it to feel lost in the crowd, not special? Is there someone in your life that reminds you you're a lily among thorns?
I lived in the middle of the desert for many years as a single woman with a handful of other single ladies and for any single gentlemen reading this let me tell you there are some amazing lilies among thorns out there- so go get yourself one;)
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