"Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, annointed Jesus' feet, and wiped them with her hair." (John 12:3a)
Has this ever happened to you? Some one asks you to help with something, you have agreed and then you find out how much it will cost? You find out instead of a quick help it is going to take time - time to organize, time to do and time to clean up. OR..... you say yes, only to find out how much money is going to be needed. Now what is your reaction? For the last few weeks we, during Lent, have been wondering what God is asking - where is God leading. So what is God asking you to do? The Gospel reading today is taking place at Lazarus' house in Bethany six days before the Passover. Mary, Lazarus' and Martha's sister, is annointing Jesus' feet and drying his feet with her hair. We are also told "the house was filled with the fragrence." (12:3b) Mary is wanting to do something, give something to the Teacher, Master, friend she has been following and learning from. We are not told if she is following what God is asking her to do. What we are told, in just a few verses, is how much the perfume costs - "a year's wages." (John 12:5) We know, because we know the 'rest' of the story, Mary is annointing Jesus in preparation for his coming death. So...... What is your reaction when you find out the cost? When you find out how much time and, or, money is going to be involved? As Caregivers, what is our attitude as we are "giving"? Definitely something to be thinking about.......
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