Savor

Peggy and I recently visited a candle shop in Brookside. The small room is filled with freshly made aromatic candles of many shapes and scents.  Although I was hoping for a short visit, I soon found myself lifting one candle after another to my nose ... sniffing the fragrance ... amazed by the variety. But soon my sniffer was overwhelmed by the choices. It became increasingly difficult to distinguish between the scents.
Discernment of spirits is akin to deciding on a candle. Discernment is less about good or bad/right or wrong and more about settling on a direction among multiple faithful choices. The Holy is present all around us. The leading of the Lord requires us to discern a path among many.
A favorite passage from the Psalms is: O taste, and see that the Lord is good.  Ps. 34:8 In the rest of this sacred season, I aim to focus on a scent at a time ... to savor the distinct flavors ... to delight in particular moments and persons.
God chose to reveal the fullness of divine character and purpose in a particular life and person, Jesus. If we will watch and listen we can distinguish the imago dei within each other.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow ...