A song of ascents. Of David.
1 How good and pleasant it is when brothers ( and sisters ) 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 upon the collar of his robes.
3 It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.
Those of us from dysfunctional families know what it is like when brothers and sisters live together in dis-unity. Our calling is to be like this Psalm by bringing the healing first to our own lives and then help others find their healing.
When we share our experience, strength and hope, we become like the scented oil poured down on Aaron’s head. Other people can tell that we are somehow different and will want to come and hear what we have to share.
Persons from a dysfunctional background may not recognize the scent, or may even be put-off by it in some cases. But as we live Godly lives in front of them, they will see through our example that even though we are only human like they are, we have the strength and hope which can only come from a personal relationship with our higher power Jesus Christ.
The lives of many of those around us are singed by years of private hurts, habits and hang-ups. Those lives are crying out for moisture which many lives have never seen. Carole told me that a case came into her unit this past week where kids were in a very abusive family. They had no idea at all what it was like to be treated with love and respect. Their lives were so scorched by abuse, that the Social Worker assigned to the case was overwrought with empathy for the kids. There are many lives out there like that. They are longing to be “normalâ€, be they have no idea what normal is. As we share our lives with others, the healing that comes to families will be much like the dew falling on scorched and charred lives. This moisture can be soothing at first, and then can promote real growth.