The Way

Mary's Perfume

She did not wait for tomb or stone, but came while breath was still her own. With tender hands and silent grace, she touched His feet, not His face.

A vial broke — the room was filled with sweetness none could bottle or build. She spoke no word, but love was there, in perfume rising through the air.

Judas scolded, silver-eyed, but love had nothing left to hide. The cost was high — and gladly spent; her heart, her oil, her worship went.

The Song had said: His name is poured, like fragrant oil the soul adored. And so she poured — and so He knew: a crown of scent, before the dew.

Let others wait till death has come — she crowned Him early, and was done. And now her name, like perfume rare, still lingers soft upon the air. — John 12