Money is important, and no doubt our money is hard-earned.
So when it comes to buying things, we have to spend our money wisely and carefully.
At times, we may even be so frugal that we may make the mistake of being “penny wise, pound foolish”.
And we would not even think of spending a year’s salary on some exotic essential oil, even though it may be extremely useful and beneficial for health.
That was about the price of the pure nard that Mary bought to anoint the feet of Jesus.
And it was not even used sparingly. She probably used it all at one go.
And she even did this cringy act of wiping the feet of Jesus with her hair.
Maybe, we, like Judas, would also question what Mary did.
But from what Jesus said, we can understand that only God knows the true intentions.
So it is not about the amount of money spent or given, but the intention behind it.
Similarly, it is not so much about what good deed we do, but how much love is in that deed.
Jesus loves us, and He loved us even it comes to giving up His life for us.
It is a love that no money can buy. Mary understood that. May we understand that too.