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3예수께서베다니나병환자시몬의집에서식사하실때에한여자가매우값진향유곧순전한나드한옥합을가지고와서그옥합을깨뜨려예수의머리에부으니
4어떤사람들이화를내어서로말하되어찌하여이향유를허비하는가
5이향유를삼백데나리온이상에팔아가난한자들에게줄수있었겠도다하며그여자를책망하는지라
6예수께서이르시되가만두라너희가어찌하여그를괴롭게하느냐그가내게좋은일을하였느니라
7가난한자들은항상너희와함께있으니아무때라도원하는대로도울수있거니와나는너희와항상함께있지아니하리라
8그는힘을다하여내몸에향유를부어내장례를미리준비하였느니라
9내가진실로너희에게이르노니온천하에어디서든지복음이전파되는곳에는이여자가행한일도말하여그를기억하리라하시느니라
3WhilehewasinBethany,recliningatthetableinthehomeofamanknownasSimontheLeper,awomancamewithanalabasterjarofveryexpensiveperfume,madeofpurenard.Shebrokethejarandpouredtheperfumeonhishead.
4Someofthosepresentweresayingindignantlytooneanother,"Whythiswasteofperfume?
5Itcouldhavebeensoldformorethanayear’swageandthemoneygiventothepoor."Andtheyrebukedherharshly.
6"Leaveheralone,"saidJesus."Whyareyoubotheringher?Shehasdoneabeautifulthingtome.
7Thepooryouwillalwayshavewithyou,andyoucanhelpthemanytimeyouwant.Butyouwillnotalwayshaveme.
8Shedidwhatshecould,.Shepouredperfumeonmybodybeforehandtoprepareformyburial.
9Itellyouthetruth,whereverthegospelispreachedthroughouttheworld,whatshehaddonewillalsobetold,inmemoryofher."

나드는인도에서생산되는고급향유이며평소귀한손님이오면환영한다는의미에서2-3방울떨어뜨려그기분을좋게해주는데쓰며,여인들은향유옥합갖기를소망하였다.

당시한데나리온은보통근로자의하루품삯이었으며삼백데나리온은1년치품삯으로무척비싼향유였음에도여인은주저하지않고옥합을깨뜨려예수님머리에부었다.

귀한손님이쓰던그릇은다른사람이쓰면안된다는생각에그릇을깨버리는관습이있던당시에여인이향유옥합을깨뜨린것은향유를주님을위해다쓰겠다는생각에서한것이며,’주님을위해헌신하고죽어도좋다’는마음이었다.

그렇게헌신한여인을비난한사람들은어찌하여향유를허비하느냐고했는데자신들이하지못하는헌신을여인이한것에대해화를낸것이었다.

보통사람들은이유가있어야헌신하고이유가있어야향유를붓는다.그러나사회가더나아지고도덕적으로올라가려면’이유없는’,’이해할수없는’행동들이많이있어야한다.

왜예수님을믿는사람들은저런행동을하는가사람들이궁금해하며나도그러고싶다는마음이들도록’이해할수없는사람들’이되어야한다.

‘어찌하여’향유를허비하였느냐고비난하는사람들에대해예수님은’어찌하여’비난하느냐고하시며복음이전파되는곳에서여인의행위는기억될것이라고하신다.

우리는예배를드리든지,봉사를하든지,일을하든지,어디에서건무엇을하건’기억되는사람’이되어야한다.

나는’기억되는사람인가’를돌아보자.

Thosewhoarepreparedtodiearemostpreparedtolive.
죽을준비가되어있는사람들이살준비가가장잘된사람들이다.