One Glance

In a sex saturated society how is it that a young person can keep him or herself from promiscuity.
I asked myself that today.  Taking my Bible and a Sarah Arthur devotional to the park to be alone this is what I saw.
Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe;  let her breasts satisfy thee at all times;  and be thou ravished always with her love.  Proverbs 5:19.
I watched as a mother deer and her fawn came down from the heights where they were playing with the other deer.  They came down right in front of me, passing within a few feet.
At that point it was just an ordinary scene.  My curiosity wasn't even aroused.  There was no sport involved.
I waited and they wandered down to the stream.  I pretended not to be curious but I could no longer focus on my reading.
After awhile they crossed over the stream and made their way along the opposite bank.  My peaceful retreat was now something out of a nature show.
Finally I got up and continued on my journey.  Very slowly.  Taking slow deep breaths and letting my heart settle into a steady rhythm.
Then she crossed over in front of me.  As she did I spoke three words.  "Hunting for mangoes?"
She looked stunned.  "Huh?"
"Hunting for mangoes?" I repeated.  
She shot me a sideways glance that I never will forget.  It is immortalized in the Song of Solomon.  Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse;  thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.  Solomon's Song 4:9.
To be continued...
By Grace,
Travis