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Tuesday 21 May 2024

The Scent of Beauty

 


The lilac tree boasts a profusion of blossom this year. The fragrance is intoxicating. I cut a few blooms, along with some Jacob’s Ladder and some little white pom-pom flowers and fashioned a basic flower arrangement. Floral art is not my gift.

This morning, I noticed that it is as the flowers fade, that they open and release their pungent aroma. The beauty of the young flowers pleases the eye; the fragrance of the older flowers pleases the nose and brings a smile to the lips.

May this season of my life release a powerful scent of Jesus, bringing joy and comfort, peace and hope, to any struggling souls I may encounter today. May the fragrance of Jesus surround and emanate from my being today.

 

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