Mary's waste of money

The first three days of Holy Week give us three different people to pray with. Today, we look at Mary, the sister of Lazurus, who anointed his feet with precious oil. She was doing an act of welcome and hospitality and did not hold back. Her lavish act shows us how we are to treat the Body of Christ. We are not to give our excess but go all out. I think of the number of times someone will give something to clothes drive that is worn out and that person will not wear. Somehow, we all think it is ok to give a needy person what we normally throw away. How many cans of food are past an expiration date that come in for a food drive? More than you would expect. Mary shows us that we are not hold back for the Body of Christ. There is no measure of cost for charity.