The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-21

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for the pitcher Of water as a
guide to the room. The time is
that Of the Jewish Passover.
Jesus last week on earth was
most disturbing to him as well
as to his disciples. His entry into
Jerusalem had encouraged many,
including the disciples, that he
was destined to be the king of
a temporal kingdom. Mary, or
the woman may have forced the
issue by amounting Jesus for the
expected coronation the same as
Saul and David had been anoint-
ed. Many expected that Jesus
was come to take over the poll.
teal control of the nation as the
Messiah, and such an amounting
would have been in keeping with
the practice of preceding pro-
phets. (See I Sam. 1O:1, Kings
1913, 80, II Kings SAID
Many are disagreed as to Just
who this woman was. Even the
disciples are not agreed. Luke
tells us she was a sinner and
John says she was Mary Of Be-
thany, the sister of Martha and
Lazarus. Marks account gives no
name. Whoever she was, she Ger.
tainly had some good reason for
her bold action. She may have
been q sinner and expressed her
appreciation Of salvation in this
manner. She may have been
Mary of Bethany as John indi-
Gates and interprets it as a deed
Of penetrating love. It might have
been someone forcing the issue
and make him nationalistic
Messiah, but Jesus knew it was
his coronation the Cross. What
ever the motive Jesus accepted
it as coming from higher
source and said, "she has done
a beautiful thing"
The comments of others were
not so complimentary. Their re-
marks revealved the inner work.
ing of the mind, the mercenary
trend of their thinking. They
said, "Why this waste?" Matthew
says that the disciples asked the
question. John puts it in the
mouth of Judas. It is more likely
that Judas asked the question
since he was the treasurer of the
band, and he interpreted every
thing in terms of cash. Just the
same as the Caller" in the great
railroad stations often get the
feeling that they have been in all
the cities they call daily, and the
teller often develops a feeling of
possession when handling other
funds, so Judas felt that some.
thing was being kept from him
and he registered his objection.
Jesus was able to answer the
question. He stated that we have
the poor with us always. He did
not mean to be Indifferent to the
needs of the poor. He meant first
that the poor need more than
bread. They hunger for the Word.
the Spirit, the Christ. II we
should turn all our millions con-
tributed to the churches annual
ly. tear down the cathedrals and
sell all the real property, and
give the proceeds together with
our contributions to the poor. II
would not solve the problem.
Jesus knew and we all know that
the support of religious institu-
tons do more than supply the
physical needs of humanity. The
three hundred denarii, or a years
wages seems small indeed to the
love felt and expressed by a
grateful woman. Our difficulty is
that We over-rate material
things, discount the spiritual. The
poor you have with you always.
She did it for my coronation
the Cross. The second section Of
this lesson has to do with an
event which has developed into
one OF the most impressive and
symbolic sacraments OF the
Church. II was an occasion when