Sixth Friday in Lent

"Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume." John 12:3

you kneel to caress

the feet which will 

carry us as fast and

far from you as we can

when you decide 

to do what we keep

warning you to avoid.

you waste

yourself
on us, even though

the world whispers

how worthless we 

will prove to be.
you gather your tears

in your heart where,

mixed with unconditional

love, they turn into

a perfume which fills

our souls with the

fragrant aroma of grace.
you will pour out

your precious love
upon us, so we are

anointed for that morning

resurrection which awaits 

us.

(c) 2025 Thom M. Shuman

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