Kate Stacey’s Reflection

In Solidarity with Christ.
The gospel reading where a woman anoints Jesus with oil, defying a plethora of codes, [Mark 14:1-11] came on Monday 5 October, a week after the start of the Awesome conference in Derbyshire.
I treasure this beautiful story of a brave woman, anointing Jesus, and recognise the proximity of Jesus receiving this ministry from her, and Judas going to the chief priests. Having listened at the conference to stories of suffering and exclusion from some women in ministry, then reading this passage afresh I was struck by the cost to Jesus of including and affirming women. READ MORE

One Response to “In solidarity with Christ”

1. Tammy Schwalbe says:

   February 2, 2010 at 8:11 am

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