Formation Journal Reading Plan

Song of Solomon 6-7

6:1 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Whither hath thy beloved turned him, That we may seek him with thee?
6:2 My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
6:3 I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: He feedeth his flock among the lilies.
6:4 Thou art fair, O my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as an army with banners.
6:5 Turn away thine eyes from me, For they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of Gilead.
6:6 Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, Which are come up from the washing; Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved among them.
6:7 Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy veil.
6:8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, And virgins without number.
6:9 My dove, my undefiled, is but one; She is the only one of her mother; She is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; Yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
6:10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, Fair as the moon, Clear as the sun, Terrible as an army with banners?
6:11 I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the green plants of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, And the pomegranates were in flower.
6:12 Before I was aware, my soul set me Among the chariots of my princely people.
6:13 Return, return, O Shulammite; Return, return, that we may look upon thee. Why will ye look upon the Shulammite, As upon the dance of Mahanaim?
7:1 How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince’s daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a skilful workman.
7:2 Thy body is like a round goblet, Wherein no mingled wine is wanting: Thy waist is like a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.
7:3 Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe.
7:4 Thy neck is like the tower of ivory; Thine eyes as the pools in Heshbon, By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Thy nose is like the tower of Lebanon Which looketh toward Damascus.
7:5 Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like purple; The king is held captive in the tresses thereof.
7:6 How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!
7:7 This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, And thy breasts to its clusters.
7:8 I said, I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof: Let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, And the smell of thy breath like apples,
7:9 And thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.
7:10 I am my beloved’s; And his desire is toward me.
7:11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; Let us lodge in the villages.
7:12 Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see whether the vine hath budded, And its blossom is open, And the pomegranates are in flower: There will I give thee my love.
7:13 The mandrakes give forth fragrance; And at our doors are all manner of precious fruits, new and old, Which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.

Psalm 73:15-28

73:15 If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.
73:16 When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me;
73:17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end.
73:18 Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction.
73:19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
73:20 As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.
73:21 For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:
73:22 So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was as a beast before thee.
73:23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand.
73:24 Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.
73:25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
73:27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, departing from thee.
73:28 But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works.

2 Corinthians 8:16-24

8:16 But thanks be to God, who putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.
8:17 For he accepted indeed our exhortation; but being himself very earnest, he went forth unto you of his own accord.
8:18 And we have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the gospel is spread through all the churches;
8:19 and not only so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in the matter of this grace, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and to show our readiness:
8:20 avoiding this, that any man should blame us in the matter of this bounty which is ministered by us:
8:21 for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
8:22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he hath in you.
8:23 Whether any inquire about Titus, he is my partner and my fellow-worker to you-ward; or our brethren, they are the messengers of the churches, they are the glory of Christ.
8:24 Show ye therefore unto them in the face of the churches the proof of your love, and of our glorying on your behalf.