Marriage Anchors

Autumn is upon us. We were watching our wonderful church service on line. Covid-19 has changed our lives at least until most people are vaccinated. On line church is not the same as being in person experiencing fellowship, hugs, handshakes, smiles, and a nice cup of coffee. Our church, like many worldwide, is doing its best to adjust to this new world. 

Yesterday was Sunday. We found out that it was a Communion Service. We normally don’t have wine in the house, but we had a small bit of red wine. Barbara got each of us a wheat thin for the bread and poured each of us about a half inch of wine in a glass.

Something very gentle and meaningful happened during the few minutes before our pastor shared the elements. I was about 3 feet away from the wine. Softly, subtly, I began to catch the sweat fragrance, the undeniable scent of the wine. It had been years since I had any wine and the sweet fragrance struck me.

In making wine, first the grapes must be crushed. In like manner, our Lord suffered on the cross. This simple wine or juice we drink representing the precious shed blood of our Savior touched my heart in a very special, thankful way. He shed His blood and died for me. He did also for you.

“Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.”   (John 12:3 ESV)

“But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.”  (2 Corinthians 2:14 ESV)

“But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.”  (Hebrews 9:26b ESV)

Comments? [email protected]