The Anointed

He swabs at my skin and dabs with water, trying to avoid lacerations too directly; like I am something worth saving like my pain is something to be avoided at all costs. I curl up on my side, sobbing, skin throbbing and know that I am not deserving of grace of forgiveness that I have crucified my Jesus and he has come back with pierced palms willing to dress my superficial cuts. There is not enough communion wine to clean his blood off of the furniture not enough bread to feed the both of us and yet he is giving me his share. Jesus holds me and I am crying and I tell him that for three days and nights I was waiting for the tomb to be explored and aired, that I have come back with oils to anoint his body, and my Christ looks at me with red rimmed blue eyes, kisses my forehead and tells me I am not forgiven.

CHRIST LiVES in ME

As I walked through the streets of Bethany I heard a group of people talking. I didn’t quite hear what they were saying at first until I came closer to them. They said, “Jesus is here, he is going to Lazarus’ house, the man whom Jesus had raised from the dead.” Then I thought why not go and visit him? So I ran home, grabbed my expensive bottle of perfume which cost a years worth of salary and then ran to Lazarus’ house. Once I had gotten there, I opened the door and there he was, Jesus Christ. He was relaxing at the table so I went up to him. I was shaking and trembling because i was so happy to see him but very sad to know that he was going to be crucified very soon. I then bent down to his feet and poured the perfume on them, then wiped them with my hair. I started to cry. The feelings, I just couldn’t keep them in any more. One of Jesus’ disciples was angry with me saying, “Why did you just waste this perfume? You could have sold it and then given the money to the poor?” Then Jesus defended me saying, “Leave her alone. She has done a good thing to me. She did this to prepare me for my burial. You will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.” Wow Jesus Christ just defended me. Then Jesus said, “What this woman has done will be preached where the gospel is preached throughout the world.” I was so happy.

Jesus Christ (via anointingjc)