The Sweet Aroma Of Love Poem by Royston Allen

The Sweet Aroma Of Love

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The room was crowded, but not deterred
she was determined to reach her Lord.
With tears of repentance from her eyes
she washed Jesus feet to their surprise.

Showing such tenderness and loving care
she then dried His feet with her long hair
and from the jar which she opened wide
took out the sweet perfume from inside.

The room was filled with aroma sweet
as she rubbed the ointment over His feet.
Her acts of love though misunderstood
did not pass unnoticed by her Lord.

What extravagant love Mary showed
and upon the Lord Jesus bestowed.
I wish that I could as loving be
so fearless and unrestrained as she.

Written after reading Luke 7: 36-47

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: love,worship
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Luke 7: 36-47
When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.
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