I just finished reading through the book of Hosea....all about God's people having an adulterous heart, and His response to them...to be husband to his adulterous bride despite all her faults...."I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her"...to lead her back in a place where she will remember her first love.
That's where I am....the desert.
That's what I am...the adultress.
That's who I am....His beloved bride!