Holy Week Inhabiting

by Catherine Smith | Apr 13, 2022

Four hands—two large and two small—are stacked together as if inhabiting a quiet moment, set against a black background. The words our silken substance appear in white text in the upper left corner.

We are touched by the same oil

Inhale the same fragrance.

Your life, my life,

Your death, my death.

Our silken substance,

warm skin,

a tender hand,

salt tears of grief and grace

unite us all.                                                                                            

(Catherine Smith)

I can't stop thinking about the anointing story, the various versions of the one essence of prophecy and presence. The visceral preparation and accompaniment for all, in all that was to come. The silken substance of our physical bodies so expressed. The Love.

Matthew 26:1-5; Luke 22: 1-2; or John 11:45-33 You can look them up here.

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Catherine Smith

Catherine Smith is a writer and retired United Church minister whose words invite pause, prayer, and re-imagination.

Through Hem of the Light, she shares reflections and resources that honour longing, nurture hope, and uncover the sacred shimmering at the edges of everyday life.