The Sacred Romance

This novel is one that is both exciting to read and intimidating. Exciting in that I need to read a book that is all about drawing closer to the heart of God, but intimidating because I don't know what will be asked of me, yet. I haven't gotten far in the book, but I think that we are all in for a great awakening. After some artistic descriptions to start us off wondering what in the world a sacred romance looked like, the book begins to speak on a hard topic: the wounds that we have received from everyone and everything in life that tell us that there is nothing more to life than pain. But, there is always the pull in my heart. The understanding that there has to be something more than this. Otherwise I would not care what the world has told me over time. I have a heartcry to have a romance that is wild and untamed and exciting. . . and not with any human either. Something bigger is what I long for. Do I dare to let the Lord in to the wounds where the arrows of the enemy have pierced me in order to bring healing? Or do I turn away to protect those wounds, not because I love pain but because the unknown feels scarier than what I already know, even if what I know is pain?