One Sunday afternoon, after taking turns reading Proverbs 27 out loud, a friend and I took 20 minutes or so to quietly meditate on the verses and write about one thing that stood out to us. Strangely enough, we both wrote about the same verse. “Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart and the pleasantness of one’s friend springs from his earnest counsel.” Proverbs 27:9 was our choice. Well, if we recognize what God is doing in our friendship, maybe it’s not so strange at all.
Like sweet fragrance,
a scent of joy
poured out
and fragrant burning
rising...
are your wisdom words,
a shared pleasantness
springing up
like fresh flowing waters...
earnest, honest,
poured out from
the pitcher
of you,
fully received
in the depths
of me
and returned
because wisdom
cries out to
freely flow
like joy
springing up!
© Copyright 2010 Marie Nease
