Breasts and Fawns: Some Observations

Scripture Verse: Song of Solomon 4:5 Your two breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle,
that feed among the lilies.

Observation: I’ve often wondered why the writer of Song of Songs compared the breasts of a woman to fawns. But perhaps now I’m beginning to understand.

Application: Just the other evening we were on our way home and, as circumstances would have it, we hit a deer with our car. We were fine; the only damage was to the car and, of course, to the deer. The car will need a little repair. The deer, however, was beyond repair—she died, pretty much immediately.

We felt bad for the deer but also didn’t want everything to be for naught. So since the deer, though dead, was not otherwise damaged badly, and since the Sheriff’s deputy was willing to help load her into the back of the car, we actually took her home.

Mind you, I’ve never actually processed a deer before. But with memories of a youtube video on how to field dress a deer in my head from last fall (the kids wanted to try their hand at hunting, albeit unsuccessfully, on our farm), I did my best and things went pretty well. But there was a sad surprise—inside the deer were two fully-developed and beautiful fawns that were only days away from having been born.

Fawns and breasts, it seems to me, have at least two dimensions of beauty. They are beautiful to see, to be sure. But another dimension of their beauty is the fact that they are not intended for everyone. In the case of the fawns, only the mother is intended to be close. In the case of the more intimate parts of the human body, only one’s “beloved” is intended to be close. And so the ultimate beauty of one’s intimate parts is not primarily defined by sight or measurements, but by the fact that only one other person is meant to behold them. That’s what makes them extra special, and makes each of us extra-special too.

Prayer: Lord, thanks for the many gifts that we are given, including our more intimate ones. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Bible Readings today included: Song of Songs 1-4 and Ephesians 6