“A Good Service”
Now while Jesus was at Bethany in the
house of Simon the leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very
costly ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table. But when
the disciples saw it, they were angry and said, “Why this waste? For this
ointment could have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to the
poor.” But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman?
She has performed a good service for me. For you always have the poor with you,
but you will not always have me. By pouring this ointment on my body she has
prepared me for burial. Truly I tell you, wherever this good news is proclaimed
in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.”
On Memorial Day we pause to honor
those of past generations. While many stirring recollections flood our minds,
we realize that the time will come when each of us
will also be a memory. What will others recall of our words and deeds when they
think of us?
There was once a man named James Lewis
Pettigru. On his tombstone are the following words: “Unawed by opinion, unseduced by
flattery, undismayed by disaster, he confronted life with courage, and death
with Christian hope.”
What will your tombstone say about
you? Determine by the grace of God to live for Him and give yourself
to the needs of others. Then your testimony will become a blessing and
inspiration to all who follow in your steps. Will your memorial be a blessing
or a blot?
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