arid ground nurtures
her seeds of lavender sown
presence of grace
Inspired by the Lenten Journey reading of John 12:1-11
Ancient Greeks often referred to Lavender as Nard.
Lavender was one of the holy herbs used in the biblical Temple to prepare the holy essence.
Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. v. 3
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One comment-
granbee said on March 27, 2012
I had not known that lavendar oil and nard were one and the same. Wonderful photo and down-to-earth haiku to expand upon today's scripture passage about Mary anointing the feet of Jesus with costly nard!
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