Unforgettable

From Lorna, blogging for this chapter:
What a chapter! I surrender all. The story of Mary of Bethany entering the party, a room full of men, carrying her perfume in a alabaster container. All that mattered to her was Jesus. She poured the perfume on the head of Jesus and sank to her knees and pouring the rest on His feet, wiping them with her long and flowing hair. It did not matter to her that she was risking her pride, her reputation, and her dowry - she is ready to abandon all for Jesus. What she does is dramatic, and it causes an enormous stir. Mary of Bethany turned that day into a day that would go down in history. Another unforgettable woman: Mother Teresa, on the 4th of February, 1994, at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D. C, like Mary of Bethany did not care what other people thought, motivated by her love for Jesus, she spoke about how much He loved us, and about how He had died for our sins. and she talked about taking time to love, and about "war against the child"....the unborn child. She boldly called abortion the greatest destroyer of love and peace. Mother Teresa spread His fragrance to the world. Was it Giorgio? Givenchy? Este'e Lauder? No- it was Jesus. Jesus was so evident in her, His life so undeniable.I hope we are encouraged to think about these unforgettable woman, to break our alabaster box of our own agendas, reputation, pride to let the fragrance fill the room and bring joy to weary faces.We are living in a time when laser surgery, face-lifts, breast implants, liposuctions and tummy tucks are readily available. But the most beautiful woman I (Kathy) have ever met has been those women who have surrendered so totally to Jesus that He radiates through their person. I want to give people something to talk about - and that something, that Someone, is Jesus. That’s what Mary of Bethany did, and we can, too, if we trust Him and abandon ourselves to Him. In obeying the prompting of the Spirit, I pray that we will leave a legacy of the fragrance of Christ and become unforgettable women for His glory.