Also based on one of Sam Leonor's talks; the idea about the precious and wonderful things we've all got, being to be given and not just to have. The woman who anointed Jesus' feet did so with a jar of nard. The kind of jar that is so expensive, that it's more an indicator of social status than something you use. The kind of jar that sits on a prominent shelf in the house, where every guest can see it. NOT the kind of jar that you break open and pour on someone's dirty feet. But as Christians - as followers of this Christ-like way - we need to be reckless in our outpouring of what we have so that others can glimpse the outpouring of Christ's love for them. Reckless, just like that woman was. She walked into a room where she didn't belong, with a jar of something so expensive and precious that she wasn't supposed to use. Sam imagined with us, that as soon as she went in, the whispering and staring would've started. The judgement, the questioning of what she was doing. And if she hadn't had her eyes fixed on Jesus; the one she loved, the one she was there to anoint, she never would've managed it. If we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus then we don't count the cost of being radically hospitable to others. If we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus then we don't get scared by the risk of reaching out to someone else. If we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus then we won't join in with, and add to, the injustice in our world, but live demonstrating grace, and hope and love.
This post was my thoughts and notes based on a talk given by Sam Leonor at 'The Journey' AYC 2017 European Youth Congress in Valencia, Spain.
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