It stays with you

Christine Colliar August 17, 2026 5 3

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Psalm 133 (NIV-UK)

1 How good and pleasant it is
    when God’s people live together in unity!

2 It is like precious oil poured on the head,
    running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard,
    down on the collar of his robe.
3 It is as if the dew of Hermon
    were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the Lord bestows his blessing,
    even life for evermore.

Some things leave their mark long after the moment has passed.

The scent of fresh bread drifting through the house. A rose in full bloom. Rain on warm earth after a long dry spell. We catch the fragrance, and even after we have moved on, it stays with us.

Psalm 133 paints a surprising picture of unity. It is like fragrant oil poured over Aaron’s head, running down through his beard and onto his robes. It doesn’t stay where it is poured. It permeates everything. The fragrance lingers.

Perhaps unity is like that.

One act of kindness. One word of forgiveness. One moment of choosing peace instead of winning the argument. Such moments have a way of spreading beyond themselves. They linger in our memories. They shape our relationships. They change the atmosphere around us.

Today, notice the scent of a rose. Pause over the smell of baking bread. Let them remind you that God’s presence lingers, and that a life shaped by love leaves its own fragrance wherever it goes.

Prayer:

Lord,

let my desire for at-one-ness with you

spill over into my dealings with

all whom I meet.

May your peace linger with me,

until others catch its fragrance.

Amen

What can I do? Write a prayer for unity to overcome conflict in a situation in your life.