58565

This author does a great job of taking the Bible and making some of the stories in it come alive. This story was about the book "Song of Solomon" in the Old Testament. You get to see Solomon and the struggles he faced after his father David died. Yes, Solomon struggled with women, but he will meet one very special woman, Arielah, a shepherdess in the city of Shunem and she will capture his heart and teach him what true love is all about. As she does this the author will quote from the book of 'Song of Solomon' at the beginning of each chapter.

As the author stated at the end of her book so very well, "It is my prayer that in the ferocious, unrelenting love of a simple shepherdess, you will catch a glimpse of God's lavish love and passionate pursuit of every heart. Jesus Christ adores you and won't settle for less than your whole heart. May we all learn to carry Him like a seal over our hearts." After you read this story you will understand exactly what she is saying. Looking forward to reading more by this author. ( )

Well, this book was a long one, but beautifully written to the point that it captured my heart and I spent two solid days reading it until I finished. It had everything I love to read in a book. Deep truths about faith and God's love, intense emotion and intrigue, and people shown as flawed, but redeemable because they are loved by a Holy God who only wants to claim their hearts and devotion. That was well portrayed in this book. It made me think more deeply about God's ways not being our ways and how He uses willing vessels to accomplish His perfect will, even though it often hurts.

Real love is not without pain. There were many beautiful illustrations of this fact in Love's Sacred Song. I loved how Arielah exemplified Christ's love in many ways. I was riveted by her devotion to Solomon despite everything, but at the same time saw it as real and painful and not painted to be perfect and easy as is often the case. And in some crazy way, this story helped me to see that while having a ton of wives was never God's will, that He blessed Solomon despite it, and at the same time it was Solomon's downfall. I loved how Arielah's love was shown as being so pure and intense that it often broke Solomon's heart because he felt so unworthy of her. Just like Christ's love overwhelms us to the point of repentance.

This was a deep and profoundly beautiful story that gave me a greater appreciation for the Old Testament because it helped shine a light on God's plan and setting the stage for the Messiah. I loved this book and was emotionally moved by it on many occasions. It's making my favorite fiction list for 2012. Well done! ( )

LOVE'S SACRED SONG by Mesu Andrews is a very good inspirational historical fiction. There were lots of Biblical characters in this book which I liked very much. The two I liked the best was Solomon and Arielah.The love that they had for each other and their love of God was astrounding. That should be our thought to have more God and faith in our own lives. "Love's Sacred Song" is a very good story,full of love,passion,character flaws,and faith.This author has given a new light on an old story by weaving "The Song of Soloman" throughout this story.Received for an honest review from the publisher. Details can be found at Revell,a division of Baker Publishing Group,the author's website,and My Book Addiction and More.

RATING:5

HEAT RATING:SWEET

REVIEWED BY: DorothyA,My Book Addiction and More ( )