Mary is a Badass.

John 12:1-8 says, "Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray Him, objected, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it. “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”

Yesterday at Church this verse was presented and I couldn't help but to break it down a little bit. As I sat there next to my roommate Jamie, (s/o to her) I added a little flare to this verse which made us bust out laughing. So I thought I'd share it with y'all now...

So basically... Mary is a badass and washes Jesus' ratchet feet with rlyyy expensive perfume ($$) and then wipes it off with her hair!!! She dgaf what Judas Iscariot thought and was like BYE I do wut I wantz #praiseHim (in her head, of course). Judas had sticky fingers (he wanted moneyzz $) and didn't care about the poor, he just cared about himself #selfish. 

On a more serious note, I sat there in awe of Mary's commitment to Christ. Feet were really nasty back then and for her to demonstrate such a symbolic act, usually left for the lowest of servants, is amazing. Nard is worth a years salary and she didn't care, because Jesus was worth so much more to her than that. She risked ridicule to perform a sacred act for Jesus, which I will never look upon lightly. 

Our church (McKinney Memorial Bible Church) is currently going through a series called "Beyond Ordinary." The Lead Pastor, Chris Freeland, defined this Beyond Ordinary sacrifice as:

A response to Jesus' work in the past. 
A response to Jesus' presence in the present. 
A response to God's promise for the future. 

We are called to be Beyond Ordinary in our community, no matter what that looks like for you, 
Courtney