Genesis 20:1-21:34; Job 23:1-24:25; Matthew 11:2-30
(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) John 11:2
The parentheses in our text illuminate to us that this was the character-defining experience in the life of Mary. The event referenced separated her from all other Marys. It reached a much higher level even than the mountain top experience of her “[sitting] at Jesus’ feet and [hearing] his word” (Luke 10:39). Her action, though criticized by some, was an act of worship—an act of devotion and occupation with the character of her Master. She humbly anointed
His feet. What a lesson in what God values most in our lives! —L. Cain
I’ll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death,
And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath. —William R. Featherston