Pastor Taylor Shippy - John 12:1-8
I think Mary washing Jesus' feet exemplifies or symbolizes a spiritual practice we can do during the upcoming season of Lent. Traditionally, the season of Lent has been marked by incorporating fasting (or the giving up of something or the abstinence from something for the purposes of spiritual formation). And just like Mary, I want to invite you to practice Lent this year by doing something out-of-the-ordinary for you to prepare Jesus for burial. Sacrifice something. Something costly. At Jesus' feet. Temporarily during Lent. That helps you remember the 'reason for the season.' Do something that smells like Lent…
