A parishioner dozed off to sleep during the sermon one Sunday morning."Will all who want to go to heaven stand," the pastor said.The entire congregation stood except for the lone sleeping parishioner.The pastor implored them to sit down and continued, speaking dramatically, "Now will all who want to dance with the devil, please stand."Just then someone dropped a hymnal on the wooden.

Song of Solomon 2:8-13Passionate Spirituality. The Rev. Charles Hoffacker. Our first reading comes from a book of the Bible largely neglected in the Church today, namely the Song of Solomon. This brief document is also known as the Song of Songs, or in other words, the best song of them all. This book from the Old Testament was not always.