Aug, 2009 (Retreat Day 6)
A FRAGRANT OFFERING (John 12:1-11)
Do you see the worshipper’s heart from Bethany?
Do you hear the gentle movements as Mary pours the nard and wipes Jesus’ feet with her hair?
Do you feel the purity of the nard in the alabaster jar?
Do you smell the scent of a fragrant offering Mary made in silence?
Do you see, hear, smell and touch Jesus who was delighted in the beautiful offering?
Do you see the love of God that transcends through time,
Incarnates in flesh, crucified and arose?
Do you hear the silence of the prayer under the olive tree?
Do you feel the weight of the sacrifice God laid?
Do you smell the scent of the guilt offering God made in silence?
Through the time, people see and hear. They do not understand.
The blindness and deafness, can you withstand?
This is my prayer Lord
We love because You first loved us.
We give because You first gave us Your Only Son.
You prepared Your Lamb for our sins, so that we can make our sacrifices before You.
May my life be a fragrant offering
May my life be an aromatic place where people can see, hear, smell and touch You
May You accept my offering with pleasure
To the praise of Your glorious grace
This is my prayer Lord
May my life be a fragrant offering
May my life be an aromatic place
May You accept my sacrifice with pleasure
To the praise of Your glorious grace
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