Originally posted on July 23, 2013
One morning recently, when my entire family was on vacation, I awoke with a strong feeling that God was leading me to shave my head. I had been wanting to for many months, probably as part of a renewal rebirthing that I have been undergoing this past year, especially. The other two times I tried, I couldn’t go through with it, I just wasn’t ready-I haven’t had short hair since I was a child, and even then it wasn’t that short. But with God leading me, I knew it was time.
This is what I used to look like:
Then I saw in the bible that the Nazarites did this, and likely Jesus as well, so I feel warmed I have been led by His Holy Greatness to partake of an ancient ritual to honor Him and please Him, and to show Him there is nothing I won’t sacrifice to Him. As per the bible,
“When either a man or woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazarite, to separate himself to the LORD, he shall separate himself from wine and similar drink; he shall drink neither vinegar made from wine nor vinegar made from similar drink; neither shall he drink any grape juice, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins. All the days of his separation as a Nazarite he shall eat nothing that is produced by the grapevine, from seed to skin. All the days of the vow of his separation no razor shall come upon his head; until the days are fulfilled for which he separated himself to the LORD, he shall be holy. Then he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow…All the days of his separation he shall be holy to the LORD.” ~Numbers 6:2-8.
~Song of Mary~ 