6 Now while Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,
7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.
8 But when the disciples saw it, they were angry and said, “Why this waste?
9 For this ointment could have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to the poor.”
10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? She has performed a good service for me.
11 For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.
12 By pouring this ointment on my body she has prepared me for burial.
13 Truly I tell you, wherever this good news is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.”
7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.
8 But when the disciples saw it, they were angry and said, “Why this waste?
9 For this ointment could have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to the poor.”
10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? She has performed a good service for me.
11 For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.
12 By pouring this ointment on my body she has prepared me for burial.
13 Truly I tell you, wherever this good news is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.”
Discussion Questions
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- What new insights do you have about the woman who anoints Jesus?
- Her act is one of lavish abundance in the midst of a dark, frightening narrative of crucifixion and death. Do you see connections with our current situation of being in lock-down mode? Are you able to see abundance and grace and hope now? How?
- How will you observe Holy Week this year? How will you celebrate God's abundant "with-ness" in the midst of Covid reality?
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