The woman anointing Jesus in this extravagant way is identified as Mary of Bethany, the sister of Lazarus who was raised from the dead...

you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.

A Lent Reflection for Wednesday, February 28 by Beth Knight, MAPC Lectionary reading for 2/28/2024: Psalm 105:1-11; 37-45; Jeremiah...