The Cranky Bride

See her? Over there in the corner? Today, she’s a gloomy gus. Sometimes, she’s stubborn. And quite often, she’s cranky. Not the type you’d want to spend the rest of your life with. She thinks she is so righteous, when, in fact, she is sadly mistaken. Her behavior has others whispering about her. Sometimes, she’s rebellious and forgetful. Distracted and too busy. She has forgotten she is engaged, betrothed. She lives as she pleases, not caring that her actions reflect on her family and on her Beloved. She forgot this was a time of preparation. Preparation for her wedding. What …

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A Mother’s Heart…Sweet Smell of Sacrifice

In ancient Jewish tradition, a mother wove a seamless garment for her son when he left home. Did Mary do this for Jesus? No one knows but I’m pretty sure, if she held to tradition, she must have. If Mary lovingly created it, Jesus wore it, probably wearing it before His betrayal when He went to Simon the leper’s house. As He reclined at the table, a woman came and broke open her beautiful, alabaster passion box, full of the extremely valuable, perfumed oil of spikenard. As she lovingly poured it upon Jesus’ head, it likely trickled down His cheeks, …

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