Jesus, Anointed
While he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment of nard, and she broke open the jar and poured the ointment on his head…. And they scolded her. But Jesus said, “…She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for its burial. Truly I tell you, wherever the good news is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.” Mark 14: 3, 5, 8-9
What can I do that is so lavish? What justifies such lavishness?
Holy Jesus, in a week of contrasts we reach the middle. You entered as a humble king, riding on a donkey. You confronted the authorities and proclaimed with fire your vision of love that God desires. A humble woman anointed you and she alone seemed to understand. Help us as we walk with you this week to understand such lavishness. Help us to honor you. Help us to continue to worship in spirit and truth. Amen.
Picture: "Medieval Spires" Le Puy-en-Velay, France, May, 2002
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