“You anoint my head with oil.”
It’s here…another year. 12 months of what? I don’t know.
But I do know this:
I need a fresh pour of your oil on my head, Lord.
Oh, how I need it.
Like sheep when an attentive shepherd greases up their heads with oil looking for anything that needs to be removed, bacteria, pests, disease…that’s what I need!
I need a thorough cleansing…from all I carry that leads me astray, that distracts me from your ways, that hinders me.
I need a robust dose of your oil like the kind David talked about dripping off of Aaron:
“How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along! It’s like costly anointing oil flowing down head and beard. Flowing down Aaron’s beard, flowing down the collar of his priestly robes. It’s like the dew on Mount Hermon flowing down the slopes of Zion. Yes, that’s where God commands the blessing, ordains eternal life.” Psalm 133:1-3 (The Message)
You created me for unity. Yet, I want my way.
So bring it on, Lord.
Your oil is like liquid moisture in a drought. It soothes the rough places.
Bring the oil, the dew of Hermon, to saturate me to the bone so I can be used to build up and not tear down.
The daily pour from you soothes my fractured relationships and conflicts with others. It ministers to my heart with healing power so that I am prepared for service and healthy life in community. When you anoint me, Lord, I am ready to face the world.
So please tip the jar my way, I pray. Turn it upside down on me, Father.
How I need a hefty dose of your oil. Soak my collar.
I’m ready.
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