Day 4 - A Fragrant Reminder

Thursday was one of those "gotta get things done" days. Several loose ends to tie up in preparation for the weekend. For the most part, success.

My "surprise" moment today came as I was reflecting on the long day that was. Have you ever gone to a restaurant and because of its special aroma (maybe it's a bar-b-que place or has a smoking area) you realized you were carrying around a fragrant reminder of the visit for the rest of the day? Well, I had an experience not unlike that today. After leaving this place there was no mistaking where I'd been (just ask my wife). I carried its distinctive mark everywhere I went.

What's the surprise? For me it was the realization that that's the way I want my relationship with God to be. To be near him, to be inundated by his "aroma," and to be unmistakably identified--marked--as his.