Sweet smelling Aroma.

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Yesterday morning in the early hours, we planned to travel to our ancestral home in our 4-wheeler. Our house is in a village some 200 km, from the place we were residing. As soon as we entered the village, sweet aroma of grounded coffee, filled the air …

As soon as we entered the village, sweet aroma of grounded coffee, filled the air …Oh… I love that aroma in the morning; it opens all my five senses. Usually the villagers take a sip of coffee and start their daily routine. They say that they feel empty, if in the morning that, sweet and powerful fragrance, does not enter their nose and from there; to each part of their veins and nerve. Later, after a cup of coffee when I came into the room, for a wash, I could smell something stinking, which was the smell of cow dung; and buffaloes from the neighbours’ house. The smell of the cow dung was disgusting. I quickly lit an incense stick in the room which gave a pleasant odor.

That, is when the thoughts about God came to my mind, as to how God, feels with our attitude; when our prayers ascend to Him. You and me should have such a delightful and pleasant aroma, which He could breathe all day, or rather He might be happy in us. Even though our life may be in distress, pain, heartaches, poverty, troubles; but once we are in close relationship with God, spending our time with Him in continuous prayers, pouring out our heart to Him; then we will surely overcome the battles of our life. Walking in his steps, we can spread His aroma to the people around us, by uplifting them. We should love others, and spread the fragrance of His name as God is love, and when we abide in Him, His fragrance will be around us. The sweet aroma of His love, sweet aroma of His knowledge, sweet aroma of His presence, in the same way the Aroma of Our Prayers; should be pleasing in every way, to our God and to the people around us... I would like to tell in the end about a sweet song which flashed my mind…. Lines are In Hindi….Itra ke samman hai tera naam, khushboo phelata hain jahan mein, Taangi musibat aur badnami mein, bana khushbodar  tere saman. Meaning is such that, as His name is sweet like a perfume, spreading the sweet smell to the world. In my poverty, troubles and heartaches make me like you God.

 In the scriptures, as it’s written that we should “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. - Eph 5:2

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Ann