...a pleasing aroma

          to the LORD.

           Leviticus 1.9

(This phrase is repeated

   seven times

   in the first three chapters.

Is this what lingers

         in what I do,

in how I respond,

in how I treat others,

in how I serve God?

Far deeper than

    having a good attitude

but having a new heart

   even in the hard stuff,

   even in the ordinary.

This is what faithfulness

        smells like.)

O LORD,

May all we do

and all we are

    be pleasing in Your sight

and leave a lingering aroma

         delightful to You,

drawing others to You.

May we know that

spending time with You

infiltrates everything

                about us,

changing our thoughts

         and responses,

and aligning our hearts

                   with Yours.

Help us to be aware

    of Your aroma today

in the choices we make.