Song of Songs

Chapter 6

13. Come back, come back, O Shulammite; come back, come back, that we may gaze on you! Why would you gaze on the Shulammite as on the dance of Mahanaim?

Song of Songs

Chapter 6

11  went down to the grove of nut trees to look at the new growth in the valley, to see if the vines had budded or the pomegranates were in bloom.
12 Before I realized it, my desire set me among the royal chariots of my people.

We are here to spread the love of “God the Mother”

The World Mission Society (WMS) Church of God in collaboration with the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) held a blood drive last Monday.

According to Dumisani Munawa, the chairperson of WMS, the aim of this initiative is not just to create awareness about blood shortages in the country but also to appreciate the love and sacrifice that women go through while giving birth. August is women’s month and they are taking this opportunity to help women who lose a lot of blood during childbirth.

The church members of WMS, wearing green church shirts, gathered outside the SANBS tents to donate blood. The members of the church had food packages to offer lunch to people who were joining them in the initiative because it is not safe to donate blood on an empty stomach. Wendy Manxayile, a first-year theology student said, “I cannot donate blood because I am underweight but I am here to spread the love of God through encouraging people who can to save lives.”

WMSCOG tries to save lives!

Several people who were not church members donated blood as well, including third-year BCom Financial Management student Marco Pereira Jardim who said that this was his 11th time donating blood. “My blood type is AB+ which is rare so I am just doing my bit to help whenever I can,” Jardim told Perdeby. According to sanbs.org.za, only 3% of people have the AB+ blood type.

Tshepo Motang, a third-year financial management student who also donated blood, said that his reasons for contributing were to save lives and to get “freebies while helping out”.

The public relations practitioner of SANBS, Roshell Pillay, said it was a “lovely thing for WMS to approach them and help them spread the awareness, we as SANBS are really grateful.”

One unit of blood can help three to six people. It is approximated that only 300 000 of the 55 million people in South Africa are donors and that the main donors are not youths. This is the reason why Munawa believes that it is important to raise awareness among the youth.

Come to WMSCOG where true savior dwells!

Song of Songs

Chapter 6

10.Who is this that appears like the dawn, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, majestic as the stars in procession?

Song of Songs

Chapter 6

4. You are beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, majestic as troops with banners.

5. Turn your eyes from me; they overwhelm me. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Gilead.

6. Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing. Each has its twin, not one of them is alone.

7. Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate.

8. Sixty queens there may be, and eighty concubines, and virgins beyond number;

9. but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the only daughter of her mother, the favorite of the one who bore her. The maidens saw her and called her blessed; the queens and concubines praised her.

“God the Mother” love us so much. That is why, WMSCOG so happy.

In the morning, I read an article that really touched me.

An Australian woman delivered twins after 27 weeks. The daughter was born relatively healthy, but the son weighing 2.2lbs, was having difficulty in breathing.

Though the medical team quickly gave first aid, but the child lost its breath and died.

However, the mother and the father didn’t give up and asked the doctor for a last chance.

She embraced her child and while touching the child’s cheek with hers, the mother breastfed. Two hours passed and something unbelievable happened.

The child, who was supposed to be dead, started moving its fingers.

“Something happened that we can just express it as a miracle. When my son slightly held on my finger, at an instinct I knew that our relationship didn’t end.”

The child’s breathe became normal and eventually became healthy. He is growing up healthily like normal children.

Mother’s burning love that revived a heart is truly amazing.

God’s love is in WMSCOG.

At this point, we should know that “God the Mother” always take care on us and never give up our soul.

Isa 66:10~14

“Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice greatly with her, all you who mourn over her.
For you will nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you will drink deeply and delight in her overflowing abundance.”
For this is what the LORD says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees.
As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”
When you see this, your heart will rejoice and you will flourish like grass; the hand of the LORD will be made known to his servants, but his fury will be shown to his foes.

Gal 4:26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.

I give thanks to “God the Mother” who never gives up on us, running towards the way of death.

“God the Mother” is our spiritual Mother.