1 Samuel 10:1
1Samuel took a phial of oil and poured it on [Saul's] head, and kissed him; he said, ‘The Lord has anointed you ruler over his people Israel. You shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their enemies all around.
We sometimes use oil at various points in people's lives -- baptism and death, most notably. There are many scriptural references to oil dripping from foreheads, about oil being poured on the anointed one, etc. It becomes a symbol of being chosen, of being claimed.
In your baptism you were claimed and chosen, and the sign of the cross was made on your forehead -- not as something that can be wiped away, but as something permanent. The oil of course dries, soaks in, gets washed off, but God's claim doesn't. I hope you feel a little oily today, oily with the promise of God's love, and oily with God's saving grace.
Peace,
Pastor Jenn
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