21 - 27 March 2010
Worship Together21 - 27 March 2010
Lent 5
John 12.1-8Context
In the fifth week of Lent, as Holy Week draws closer, we move to John’s Gospel and the story of the woman who poured out her entire jar of costly perfume onto Jesus’ feet.
Common thread – Overwhelming gift (John 12.1-8)
In a bewildering reply to a protest that pouring valuable perfume over his feet is a waste of money, Jesus says that it had been bought for his burial. We begin to develop an insight into what is about to happen.
An alternative thread for adults, A story of tenderness, draws on John 12.1-8.
These resources were first published in Issue 46 March/April 2010.
Lectionary Bible readings for RCL Lent 5 Year C
Isaiah 43.16-21
Psalm 126
Philippians 3.4b-14
John 12.1-8
