Stolen

So Mary, Jesus' friend, poured pure, costly nard on his feet as an act of:
        service
            sacrifice
                  love
...and Judas complained.

Mealy mouthed and inwardly incensed he told her what she should have done, could have done, what he would have done.

              This world is full of 'I was gonna', 'if it was up to me..', 'do what I say not what I do.'

An imposition of will, an explosion, an outburst from an inward disposition
        self-service
             self-preservation
                  selfish...

      ...the very opposite of Mary's intention, the very opposite - diametrically, poles apart

Mary stole a moment in time and did what every ounce of her will demanded from her inward depths in an outward expression. Mary saw, in a stolen  moment, beyond herself, her reason and understanding who Jesus really was. How else could she respond?

Judas? He responded differently

                                        a stolen moment.



John 12:1-11