When the creator of the universe made the world as we know it he included flowers. The one that most people think of  is the rose. In all of it's beauty there is one flower that stands alone, and that is the Rose of Sharon.

Given it's name, it is entirely different then the roses we often think of. On this page I will include two different species of the Rose of Sharon. They are in a class by themselves. The time of blooms is June until Sep.

When we moved into our home, here in Missouri it was winter.  In our back yard were three bushes that were unfamilar. Spring arrived and they bloomed in Summer. How strange I thought. I then made inquiries and the three bushes were the Rose of Sharon.

The rose of sharon as we are all familar with can be found in Song of Solomon. In Chapter 2 the bride of Solomon is speaking of her bridgoom as the Rose of Sharon and the lily of the valley.

In the Christian church Christ is dipicted as the Rose of Sharon and rightfully so. For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.

All glory and honor belong to him. The love relationship between God and his people began in the Old Testament and continue through the New. The love that the Shulamite woman had for Solomon should  be seen in the church.

In Chapter 3 we find her looking for her bridegroom, she arises and goes to the streets but still she finds him not." Whom my soul loveth" is mentioned four times, as she is desperately trying to locate him.

Of course Chapter 3 was her second dream about her beloved. What can the church learn from the Shulamite woman? How does one obtain a love so deep, that one can say without any doubt, Whom my soul loveth.

In the Hebrew the word loveth is Aheb, aw-dash to have affection for or otherwise. Aheb means to love; like. Basically it means to love in the sense of having a stong emotional attachment to and desire either to possess or to be in the presence of the object.

All throughout Jesus ministry he called for total committment. It never takes a peron very long to realize in reading the word that He committed himself to the cross and we are expected to do the same.

The beauty that the Rose of Sharon posess fails to compare with  the beauty of our Lord. There is no one that can take his place. He will share his glory with no man. The cross was the ultimate sacrifice.

It is now our responsibilty to decide along with Solomon's bride if we can say of the Rose of Sharon, " Whom my soul loveth'