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64. mary anoints Jesus with perfume
/ john 12:1-8 /
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One special day, Jesus came to visit 👋 his dear friends in the town of Bethany. Mary, Martha, and their brother Lazarus (recently raised from the dead 😵) were thrilled 😁 to welcome Jesus into their home. 🏡 Martha was busy preparing a nice dinner, 🥘 just like she always did when Jesus visited.
Mary wanted to do something extra special to show Jesus how much she loved 🥰 him. She had a beautiful jar 🏺 made of white stone that held very special perfume oil. This wasn't just any ordinary oil – it was called "nard" and it was so precious and expensive! 💵 It was worth as much as all the money 💰 someone might earn in a whole year of work. 😅
With great care, Mary took her precious jar 🏺 and broke it open. The sweet smell 👃 immediately started to fill the air. She poured the special oil 🧴all over Jesus's feet, and then she did something that surprised everyone – she used her own long hair 👱♀️to gently wipe His feet. 🦶 The wonderful fragrance of the perfume spread through every room in the house. 🏡
Judas, one of Jesus's disciples, wasn't happy 😠 about what Mary did. He complained and said, "Why didn't we sell this expensive perfume and give the money 💵 to people who are poor?" (But Jesus knew that Judas didn't really care about helping the poor – he was in charge of the money bag 💰 and sometimes took money 😈 for himself.)
Jesus looked at Mary with kindness 😊 and told everyone, "Leave her alone! Mary has done a beautiful 🤩 thing for me. She is preparing me for the days ahead. You will always have poor people to help, but you won't always have me here with you." 🤗
Mary didn't need fancy words to show Jesus she loved 🥰 Him. She gave Him her most precious gift 🎁 and served Him with a humble heart. 💝 The sweet smell of the perfume reminded everyone of Mary's great love ❤️ for Jesus.
63. zacchaeus / 64. mary anoints Jesus with perfume / 65. palm sunday
