A few nights ago, I attended a ladie’s night at St. Bernards where the priest gave a beautiful message about Myrrh. I had no idea that myrrh had to be broken and lacerated to give off its beautiful fragrance. I hope that when I am suffering or broken that sweet fragrance pours out of my soul.

From http://www.itmonline.org/arts/myrrh.htm:  Most resin (whether myrrh or frankincense) is obtained by tapping: making deliberate incisions with a specially designed tool or ordinary axe, about 2 inches long, into the bark of the tree. The milky liquid that exudes hardens on exposure to air into droplets or “tears,” which are then easily detached by the collector about two weeks later.