The Alabaster Box

One of our pastors sang this song in church on Sunday. I had never heard it before, and I absolutely love it! She usually sings songs I am unfamiliar with, and my list of my favorite worship music grows every time she does.

It's amazing when you stop to think about the significance of the tears, and the oil (perfume) the woman used to wash Jesus' feet, and the meaning behind it. How important the message is not only in this song, but in the story behind it.

The whole of this story in the Bible is awesome. I encourage everyone to read it if they haven't. I'm only going to use a portion for this post.
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"A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee's house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them" (Luke 7:37-38).