36One of the Pharisees asked him over for a meal. He went to the Pharisee's house and sat down at the dinner table. 37Just then a woman of the village, the town harlot, having learned that Jesus was a guest in the home of the Pharisee, came with a bottle of very expensive perfume 38and stood at his feet, weeping, raining tears on his feet. Letting down her hair, she dried his feet, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfume. 39When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man was the prophet I thought he was, he would have known what kind of woman this is who is falling all over him."

40Jesus said to him, "Simon, I have something to tell you."
"Oh? Tell me."

41"Two men were in debt to a banker. One owed five hundred silver pieces, the other fifty. 42Neither of them could pay up, and so the banker canceled both debts. Which of the two would be more grateful?"

43Simon answered, "I suppose the one who was forgiven the most."
"That's right," said Jesus. 44Then turning to the woman, but speaking to Simon, he said, "Do you see this woman? I came to your home; you provided no water for my feet, but she rained tears on my feet and dried them with her hair. 45You gave me no greeting, but from the time I arrived she hasn't quit kissing my feet. 46You provided nothing for freshening up, but she has soothed my feet with perfume. 47Impressive, isn't it? She was forgiven many, many sins, and so she is very, very grateful. If the forgiveness is minimal, the gratitude is minimal."

48Then he spoke to her: "I forgive your sins."

49That set the dinner guests talking behind his back: "Who does he think he is, forgiving sins!"




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From David learn to give thanks for
everything. -Every furrow in the Book
of Psalms is sown with the seeds of
thanksgiving.
Jeremy Taylor

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Human happiness has no perfect security but
freedom; freedom none but virtue; virtue
none but knowledge; and neither freedom,
virtue, nor knowledge has any vigor or
immortal hope, except in the principles of the
Christian faith, and in the sanctions of the
Christian religion.
Josiah Quincy

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We have such hope, we use great plainness
of speech.

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The world dares say no for its device,
than "while I live, I hope"; but the children
of God can add by virtue of a living hope,
:while I expirre, I hope."
Robert Leighton

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