Today I Am Enough

John 12: Mary of Bethany Six days before Passover (and His death), Jesus went to Bethany. While there he had dinner with Mary, Martha, Lazarus (who he raised from the dead the chapter before) and several apostles. Verse 3. Interestingly - Mark and Matthew both mention she anointed His head, while John says the feet. These are both scared - so it very well could have been both. The ointment that she used is mentioned to be very expensive. Mark 14:5  300 pence was probably about $50 for us. However, the daily wage was about &0.17. If you multiply that by 300 (a yearly wage), then it’s $50. So really, it was an entire year's wage! Which is closer to $30,000 - $40,000 + for us today. This is a very expensive gift! - as Judas Iscariot points out. There is a lot of foreshadowing of what is to come from Judas.  Verse 5 + 6 say Jesus’ response I think is one that we all need to take in more often though. Verses 7 + 8 (JST in 7) Let’s break all this down a little bit more of w