DAILY THOUGHT: EXTRAVAGANT LOVE
The scene of this unnamed woman pouring expensive ointment over the head of Jesus is an expression of Extravagant Love. Even though she gets criticized by those looking on, Jesus comes to her defense. He tells those who are doing the grumbling that she is doing something very special for him, but they don’t listen.
She was showing her Love for him in an uninhibited and demonstrative way while he was still with them. There is an invitation here for us too. We are invited to become Extravagant in our loving, both in our relationships with the Lord and with those loved ones with whom we share our lives right now.
How extravagant are we in our loving?
DAILY PRAYER REQUEST:
Lord, may we know you more clearly, love you more deeply and follow you more closely.
DAILY PRACTICE:
Begin with the daily prayer request.
Read the gospel story about this encounter between Jesus and this woman for yourself (Mark 14:1–9).
What strikes you most about this woman in this story? How do you feel towards her? Think of one way in which you can express extravagant love in the next twelve hours, either towards the Lord or towards some loved one.
Mark 14:1 – 9
1 Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. 2 “But not during the festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.” 3 While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head. 4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume? 5 It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages 5 Greek than three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.
6 “Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7 The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. 8 She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. 9 Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”
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Extravagant love devotional from Mosaiek.
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