A Sacred Scent

The candle aisles in many stores offer aromatherapy; as a shopper, I find the familiar scent of apples and cinnamon nearly irresistible. I find pleasure in each whiff. I think aromatherapy affects all ages.

I once took part in a festive Bethlehem Christmas open house event. I welcomed guests to an Old Fashioned Christmas in one of the Sunday school class rooms. It was aglow with a lit Christmas tree and vintage decorations throughout the room. I didn’t have any candles displayed, but had placed a cinnamon scented broom behind the lit Christmas tree.

A young boy first entered my room with his grandmother. He asked what the nice smell was and I explained. To my surprise, the boy returned soon after saying, “I just can’t help it!” He wanted another whiff! The pleasant scent of cinnamon drew him back for a second visit.

Are my senses aware of a sacred scent?

“And walk in love, [esteeming and delighting in one another] as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a slain offering and sacrifice to God [for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance (Ephesians 5:2 Amplified Bible).”

Do I have the fragrance of faith in Christ?

“For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which exhales] unto God, [discernible alike] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing (2 Corinthians 2:15 Amplified Bible).”