When to Store Up and When to Pour Out

Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year C
Scripture: John 12:1-8

The imported perfume was worth a year’s wages, and it was poured out on the feet of Jesus. Was it an obscene waste of valuable resources that could have been used to feed the poor?  Or an orthodox preparation of a body for burial? How do we become responsible stewards knowing when to store up and when to pour out?

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