"Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her." Matthew 26:10
What kind of person expects criticism for a loving and innocent act? Someone who has been verbally abused. Luke 10 gives evidence to the kind of treatment Mary was accustomed to. Martha, Mary's sister, publicly proclaims Mary's faults by complaining to Jesus in the presence of a crowd. Even Jesus' disciples felt comfortable in publicly reproaching Mary when she anointed Him with the perfume. And after Christ's resurrection she tells the disciples that she has seen the risen Lord, but no one believes her.
Mary was the social pariah. Free game for ridicule and disrespect. It may be that something about her enlisted such behavior from others. It could have been her past or her reputation. Maybe she was difficult to get along with, argumentative, loud or obnoxious. But Jesus defended her. Not only did He defend her, He elevated her to an amazing status. He made an eternal memorial to her devotion.
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