Leviticus 16:12 (NIV)
He [Aaron the priest] is to take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and take them behind the curtain.
Two handfuls of prayerful incense! My experience with incense has been limited to cones and sticks—more like pinches than handfuls.
Sometimes our prayers are all pinches: a quick prayer in the morning, another short prayer as at bedtime, grace before meals, pleas for safety behind the wheel. Our slivers of prayer waft up to God.
Lord, I long for handfuls of fragrant prayer!
