She wasn't on the guest list, she wasn't sanctioned by the religious elites, she was completely out of her element and comfort zone but, nonetheless, she broke open the jar of perfume and poured it on the Messiah (cf Mark 14:3-9).
She was not a fan, she was a fanatic! Jesus said that her audacious behavior would be talked about wherever the Gospel is preached. The talk started that day - Jesus blessing it while others blast it.
Funny how often church members and Jesus are at odds. We want things tame but He wants passions he unleashed. We want things to be reasonable but he wants us love when reason says run. We want to err on the side of caution while He wants us to risk serving in dangerous places and among dangerous or dirty looking people.
He wants us, like that woman, to "do what we can" not do what little we can without risking breaching our comfort zone. Our Lord calls us not to be a fan on the sidelines but to be a fanatic in the middle of the fray, taking it to the Enemy and reaching out to the prisoners. Jus' Say'n.
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