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The Pain of Spiritual Distance
Commentators explain that being "sick with love" is not a romantic cliché but a profound spiritual pain. It describes the deep ache a believer feels when sensing Christ's absence, often after a period of their own spiritual carelessness. This longing for renewed communion with God becomes the soul's most urgent concern.
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Song Of Solomon
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Albert Barnes
On Song Of Solomon 5:8
18th Century
Theologian
The bride, now awake, is seeking her beloved. The dream of his departure and her feelings in response to it symbolize a real emotion in her waking …
John Gill
On Song Of Solomon 5:8
17th Century
Pastor
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem
Young converts, as before observed; who, upon the hideous outcry the church m…
Matthew Henry
On Song Of Solomon 5:2–8
17th Century
Minister
Churches and believers, through carelessness and complacency, provoke Christ to withdraw. We ought to take note of our spiritual slumbers and ailme…