We submit the energy that we have produced and say, Take the energy I have produced and use it. Direct me in it. The frankincense is such an interesting image of a material that is burned and transformed by the heat. It is turned into some kind of soft and gentle movement toward the heavens. It s another great image of submitting, going through the process of transformation and giving ourselves over to the process.
Myrrh is an oil used for anointing.
It s all about being the anointed one, as Christ was. We are longing to be anointed with this awareness, this consciousness, this sensitivity that Jesus had. We are all destined to be the anointed one, the Christ. The Epiphany is truly a great feast. It s a marvelous way of celebrating the end of the feast of the Incarnation.