"Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth" (Song of Solomon 1: 2).
In beginning a new month, let us seek the same desires after our Lord as those which glowed in the heart of the elect spouse. See how she leaps at once to Him. She does not even mention His name. How bold is her love! It was much condescension which permitted the weeping woman to anoint His feet with spikenard. It was rich love which allowed the gentle Mary to sit at His feet and learn of Him. Esther trembled in the presence of Ahashuerus, but the spouse in joyful liberty of perfect love knows no fear. If we have received the same free spirit, we may ask the same question. By kisses, we mean those varied manifestations of affection by which the believer is made to enjoy the love of Jesus. The kiss of reconciliation we enjoyed at our conversion. The kiss of acceptance is still warm on our brow, as we know that He has accepted us and our works through rich grace. The kiss of daily communion is desired day after day, until it is changed into the kiss of reception, which removes the soul from earth, and the kiss of consummation, which fills it with the joy of heaven. Faith is our walk, but fellowship sensibly felt is our rest. Faith is the road, but communion with Jesus is the well from which the pilgrim drinks.