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GOSPEL POWER - MARCH 29, 2021 - MONDAY
GOSPEL POWER - MARCH 29, 2021 - MONDAY
Gospel: Jn 12:1-11
Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.” When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death as well, since it was on account of him that many of the Jews were deserting and were believing in Jesus.
REFLECTION
The extravagance displayed in Mary’s anointing of Jesus conveys different layers of meaning. First, it is Mary’s attempt to express the inexpressible gratitude that wells from her heart for the restoration to life of her brother Lazarus. Second, it is a disciple’s lavish show of love and devotion to a Master whose worth is inestimable. In this, Mary is the exact opposite of Judas. And third, it is a foreshadowing of the extravagant self-giving that Jesus himself is about to accomplish on Calvary. True love gives liberally, unsparingly. It does not count the cost. Mary somehow understands that Jesus, in giving back her brother’s life, will have to pay with his own life. More than that, Lazarus simply represents all those for whom Jesus will extravagantly lay down his life.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, teach us to give also of ourselves without counting the cost. Amen.
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GOSPEL POWER - MARCH 29, 2021 - MONDAY
Gospel: Jn 12:1-11
Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.” When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death as well, since it was on account of him that many of the Jews were deserting and were believing in Jesus.
REFLECTION
The extravagance displayed in Mary’s anointing of Jesus conveys different layers of meaning. First, it is Mary’s attempt to express the inexpressible gratitude that wells from her heart for the restoration to life of her brother Lazarus. Second, it is a disciple’s lavish show of love and devotion to a Master whose worth is inestimable. In this, Mary is the exact opposite of Judas. And third, it is a foreshadowing of the extravagant self-giving that Jesus himself is about to accomplish on Calvary. True love gives liberally, unsparingly. It does not count the cost. Mary somehow understands that Jesus, in giving back her brother’s life, will have to pay with his own life. More than that, Lazarus simply represents all those for whom Jesus will extravagantly lay down his life.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, teach us to give also of ourselves without counting the cost. Amen.