I'm reading today in John, chapters 11 and 12. Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead and Mary anoints Jesus's feet. The tension builds. Tomorrow is Palm Sunday.
Jesus said, "Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my burial. For the poor you will always have with you, but you do not always have me." John 12:7-8
For a moment, perhaps, it is a relief the the man-who-was-God that there is one person who seems to know what is coming. He is not alone in the knowledge of his coming death for a moment. Just for a moment, maybe, it is good to share the burden with another.
For the God-who-was-man, for just a moment one woman is moved to celebrate him, and in a moment of clarity give him an honor he deserves even as his disciples continue to miss the truth of it all. So, honored and prepared for death, perhaps there is one moment of relief and pause as he journeys to the cross.
Tomorrow is Palm Sunday.
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