Today we read of the moving gesture of Mary, sister of Lazarus and Martha, (Jn 11: 45-56) who anointed the feet of Jesus with expensive perfumed ointment...a whole liter full, enough to fill the house with its soothing aroma. Judas expressed his dismay, proposing how the cost of the ointment would have better benefited the poor Mary paid no heed and continue with her loving tribute. After all, he is God and worthy of all love and respect. At the same time, is not his death on the cross a "wasteful" expression of his love for us? He did not spare the cost to himself to show his extravagant love. We cannot match this gesture, but we can come to appreciate it and strive to imitate it in our dealings with one another and in a daily deepening life of prayer.
Bro. Rene
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