There are specific stories in the Bible that resonate with me more than others. Though I can't quite pinpoint why, the story of the woman that washes Jesus' feet with her hair, tears & perfume moves me. Yesterday I think I was able to understand why, through my devotional from Our Journey:
"[S]he knew that she needed Jesus. This made her do something remarkable. First, she brought all that she had. That alabaster jar represented her whole future. It was her most prized, precious and profitable possession. It was her hopes of marriage, her desire to be cared for, her capacity to be noticed. She took it and poured it on feet that would soon be tramping the dusty, dirty streets. Her hair and tears represented her whole heart. People watching probably thought it was the most humiliating thing they had ever seen. Humiliation is when you do something out of ignorance; humility is when you know exactly what you are doing and carry on regardless. The woman was not ignorant to what she was doing, or who she was doing it to. She was willing to surrender her heart and her honor for Jesus. The defining worship moments in your life will be those where beauty is displayed out of your brokenness, where humility recognizes who Jesus is and where you see so clearly who you are. It is displayed as you understand in light of His majesty your own poverty." (Scott Hamilton)
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