lover's lullaby.

thank you, thank you, matthew perryman jones.

Oh and dream, Lover dream

The dreams that are lost in you

Don’t be afraid to let yourself go

Oh and see, Lover see

The wonder that lives in you

Open your eyes, it is there to behold

And know that your whispers for love have been heard

By a heart that is gentle and kind

You are the one He is seeking to find

Oh and live, Lover live

In the freedom His love gives you

Don’t bare the marks of the slave-driver’s hands

Oh and give, Lover give

The gifts He has given you

Recklessly throw all your cares to the wind

And know that your whispers for love have been heard

By a heart that is gentle and kind

You are the one He is seeking to find

Oh and hear, Lover hear

The lyric He’s written you

As freely you dance to the rhythms of grace

Oh and rest, Lover rest

The price has been paid for you

Rejoice! Let the dancing begin

"You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you." - James 3:4-8

"James is saying that if you understand the lover and friend you have, you won’t want any other lover or friend. If you remember the lover and dancer who has called to you to the floor, you won’t want to dance with anyone else.

But if you look to Jesus, and you see all he’s done for you, if you look and see him as a ravishing lover, then you will stop giving your affection to other lovers. Solomon 6:3 says, “I am my beloved’s and he is mine.”

I think James is tapping into this metaphor when he says, “Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.”