Christ's transforming kisses
Illustration★★★★There is an old wild legend that tells of how a knight found,
coiling round a tree in a dismal forest, a deathly dragon breathing
out poison; and how, undeterred by its hideousness and foulness,
he cast his arms round it and kissed it on the mouth. Three times
he did it undisgusted, and at the third the shape changed into
a fair lady, and he won his bride. Christ “kisses with the kisses
of His mouth” His enemies, and makes them His friends because
He loves them (Song of Songs i. 2).
DR. MACLAREN.
The point
An old legend tells of a knight who three times kisses a hideous dragon despite its foulness, until it transforms into a fair lady he can marry — a picture of how Christ's love transforms His enemies into friends.
Scripture
Song of Solomon 1:2
Audience
Adults
Tone
Whimsical · Hopeful
To tell aloud
under a minute · 94 words