Under Love's Banner
“He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.”
A VOICE IN LOVE
The beloved speaks here in the first person, amazed to have been chosen and brought near — this poem celebrates real, embodied love without shame.
BROUGHT, NOT DRAGGED
"He brought me" describes a gentle invitation, a loving initiative — she doesn't force her way into the banqueting house, she's led there with care.
THE BANQUETING HOUSE
This isn't a rushed encounter — it's abundance, celebration, a place made to last; love here is in no hurry to end.
A VISIBLE BANNER
Banners marked armies and identified who someone belonged to — over her flies not a symbol of war, but of love, public and unmistakable.
A PICTURE OF GOD'S LOVE
The faith tradition also reads this poem as a picture of God's love for his people — brought near, covered by a banner made only of love.
STAND UNDER THAT BANNER
Act: Write on paper "God's banner over me is love" and place it somewhere visible today, where you'll see it several times.