Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires

 Song of songs 3:1-11

All night long on my bed I looked for the one my heart loves; I looked for him but did not find him. I will get up now and go about the city, through its streets and squares; I will search for the one my heart loves. So I looked for him but did not find him.

Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my heart loves. I held him and would not let him go till I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of the one who conceived me. Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.

King Solomon made for himself the carriage; he made it of wood from Lebanon.

The search-and-find motif is introduced in a dream sequence as the bride describes the distress of separation and the joy of reunion. V6-11: describe the grand procession of King Solomon.

Why?

The lover searches for his love all night and rejoices when they reunion, so as we should love our God, like love our lover.

To the one we love, we hope he/she will satisfy and comfort, so the psalmist says "Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.

How?

Love my wife and my family, further love everyone around me. For God is love!