If you study the Song of Songs, you will see that the bride is invited into the Lord's death. Then when she emerges in the end as a mature bride she is sent out into the vineyards. The Lord is coming back for his bride....the mature bride. Certain things, although they seem unpleasant...must be...to obtain the maturity the Lord seeks. The only true way to understand total rejection is to live through it. Trust in the Lord, stand strong and keep walking forward. Once you understand the rejection Jesus felt, you will be able to feel His heart in a deeper measure. Then your hunger for the lost to come to the Lord will increase like never before. The most important thing to remember about the Song is that it is a story about you The word is living and current for today. This is not so much about the symbolism in the story but the way the story lives in my life. I only hope by reading this, you too, will see it come alive in your life.