The holy oils will be blessed. Three holy oils. The oil for anointing catechumens. The oil for anointing the sick. And the oil that confers the gift of the Holy Spirit in the Sacraments of Holy Orders and Confirmation.
I remember the Holy Chrism Oil. How it smelled when I was Confirmed. What it was like to be anointed. To sense the Presence of the Holy Spirit. To be sealed in Him, with Him, for Him.
I'm discerning things now. I'm at a bend in the road. Waiting for next things.
It's not unsettling, though. I know that God has ordered all things well. He has anointed me with the Holy Spirit and the calling on my life is for His glory.
Whether that is writing and speaking.
Or teaching.
Or mostly one and some of the other.
For there is one thing I know, one thing I sense deeply. I have been anointed with holy Chrism and Confirmed. Isaiah spoke of it. Luke repeats it. My soul demands it, and my spirit says yes to it.
I am also in a life change now...trying to follow His will. It will be a jump...but He did say that He would catch me. I just want to make sure I understand the general area I am supposed to be aiming before I leap! May God's grace and mercy guide you to that which will bring Him and you both great joy.
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