The story of the anointing of Jesus’ feet is found in all four gospels. For Luke, you may recall, it is part of a story of a Pharisee named Simon who had invited Jesus to dinner.[1] This Simon became upset when Jesus allowed a woman who was a sinner to wash his feet with her tears, wipe them with her hair, and to kiss them. Jesus said to him, “I entered your house, you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little.”[2] The woman’s sins were forgiven.

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