Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. John 12:3
“Jesus loved what Mary did [about 2,000 years ago today]. It may have been extravagant. It may have been a bit excessive. It may have been a ‘waste’ of resources. But Jesus loved it! He loved to see Mary give herself so freely and openly over to him.
Jesus rejoiced in her extravagance. And here’s the challenge to us as a church community. Can each one of us show extravagance towards Jesus ourselves?
Jesus has been extravagant and excessive in his love for us by dying on the cross. It is time for us to be extravagant and excessive in return in our love and service of him.”
Rev. Dr. Steve Griffiths of St. Mary’s Linton, Cambridge, UK, from his blogpost: http://www.stmaryslinton.org/node/114