She was not invited and if you asked the master of the house, she was not welcome and her act of pouring perfume on the guest of honor's feet was not appreciated by anyone - anyone, that is, except for the guest f honor who happened to be the Master do the Unuverse, The Lord Jesus Christ.
While others downplayed what she did and even criticized the waste of perfume, Jesus praised her action saying, "Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her" (Mark 14:9).
It wasn't that what she did, in itself, was so great as the master of the house went to far more trouble and expense than she. It was that, out of the depths of her faith, she gave the best and perhaps all she had to offer. Jesus's words put it simply, "she did what she could" (v. 8).
It is not what we do so much as it is what prompts us to do it and the sacrifice that is called for to accomplish the task. If it costs us little or nothing compared to what we have, it is of little to no worth. And, if you perform it for personal gain, it is of no value to God.
Don't worry about how much you do or how much you spend but rather that, from your faith, you do and/or give what you can. This kind of faith living will be remembered and have impact upon generations to come. Not until Glory will you truly know the value of your act.
Jus' Sayn.
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