{"id":4368,"date":"2025-01-24T10:08:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/js1cd06kre.onrocket.site\/?p=4368"},"modified":"2025-01-24T10:08:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:08:52","slug":"the-fragrance-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glennsreflections.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/24\/the-fragrance-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fragrance of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Because of a tech concern, there\u00a0is no podcast for today’s post.\u00a0<\/em>

Author Rita Snowden remembers sitting in a caf\u00e9 late one afternoon in a small village near Dover, England.

As she was sipping her tea, she was suddenly overwhelmed by an astonishing fragrance.

It was quite simply one of the most pleasant aromas she had ever smelled.

\u201cWhere is that coming from?\u201d she asked her server.\u00a0He explained that it was being carried by the workers from a nearby perfume factory.\u00a0They had finished their shift and were walking down the street, on their way home.\u00a0

Their clothing was permeated by the fragrances they had been working on all day.

Ultimately, it\u2019s impossible to fool the people we meet.

We smell like our work.\u00a0
And our priorities. \u00a0
And our choices.\u00a0
And our relationships.\u00a0
And our heartfelt commitments.

Everywhere we go, we carry around the aroma of who we truly are and what we genuinely believe.

And the world is either glad that we\u2019re passing by, or hopeful that we\u2019ll quicken our pace.

There\u2019s an interesting text from the writings of the apostle Paul.

During the days of the Roman Empire, conquering troops would parade through their capitol, leading the prisoners they had captured.\u00a0

Conquerors and prisoners alike walked across flower petals strewn on the streets by the crowds.\u00a0The resulting fragrance was a reminder to everyone present:\u00a0Chalk up another victory for Rome<\/em>.

Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 2:14-15:\u00a0\u201cBut thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ\u2019s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved\u2026\u201d

Our greatest aspiration should be that those we meet today might catch a scent of something beautiful, humble, and hopeful in our lives.

And that they\u2019d be glad of our presence.\u00a0
And sorry to see us go.\u00a0
And maybe even willing to conclude:

Chalk up another victory for the God who transforms human hearts.<\/em>
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