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March 20. Read Mark 14:1-12. Jesus' Body is Anointed.
While Jewish leaders and Judas prepare for His betrayal, Jesus concentrates—still—on teaching the disciples the truth about Himself, themselves, and what the Jewish Messiah really is. For at least the second time, possibly the third (Luke 7:36–50; John 12:1–8), a woman anoints Jesus with perfume. At the home of Simon the Leper, an unidentified woman anoints Jesus' head on the day the Passover lambs are being anointed (Mark 14:3–9). Jesus praises her gracious act of worship that prepares Him for His burial the next afternoon.
Reflect: What do we learn about Jesus in comparing his response versus the disciples’ response to this woman anointing Him? How are you challenged or encouraged by her love and faith?
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