The bridegroom and the home
George W. MacRae (composite) · Public domain / scholarly composite. Reproduced for educational and religious commentary.
1The soul, when she has rejected the snare and risen up, is met by the bridegroom. He embraces her. He clothes her with a wedding robe. He brings her into the bridal chamber.
2The bridal chamber is the home. The home is the Father. The Father is rest.
3Such is the salvation of the soul: to know the bridegroom, to long for him, to leave the snare, to rise, to be embraced.
4Therefore, my children, do not love the world. Do not love the snare. Do not love the husk. Love the kernel; love the bridegroom; love the home.
5He who has ears to hear, let him hear. He who has been called, let him answer. He who has been embraced, let him give thanks.