Posts tagged anointed
What We Call "Wasted"

Over the last few days of this Semana Santa (Holy Week), I’ve been reading and reflecting on Jesus’ final week before the cross. And I found myself thinking about when Jesus was anointed with burial oils in Bethany. In almost every version of that story, the disciples considered the woman’s actions a WASTE. We’re so quick to call “waste” what God is *still redeeming.*  For example, the Bible is very clear about redeeming TIME. I mean, most of us would refer to the past month as wasted time. We’ve been in our homes under quarantine.  How is that not a waste? Think about the silent Saturday between the Friday cross and the Sunday resurrection. Was it wasted time? Or did it have a redemptive purpose? Could God have a plan to redeem these weeks of lockdown? This global pandemic?

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