Reflections from Leviticus - Day 21

DAY TWENTY-ONE
By Phil C. Baisley

INCENSE (Leviticus 16:12-13)

We never burned incense in the church of my youth, but there were scents. Wonder Bread cubes of Christ’s body. Grape juice cups of Jesus’ blood. Chocolate pungence rising from boxes of candy given to kids on Christmas Eve. Cigarette-smoky coats of men who were in church knowing someone might sn…