◄ They constrained Him, saying, “Abide with us.” ►

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me § Tell me, O you whom I love, where you feed your flock, where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one who veils herself by the flocks of your companions? § I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go.

Let my beloved come to his garden and eat its pleasant fruits. § I have come to my garden. § I did not say to the seed of Jacob, “Seek Me in vain.”

Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. § I will never leave you nor forsake you. § Where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them. § The world will see Me no more, but you will see Me.