Last night we heard the Gospel from John of Mary anointing the feet of Jesus with fragrant nard. We were in Bethany at the house of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Yesterday I spoke about intimacy and isolation - how we begin Holy Week with the intimate act of Mary worshiping Jesus, but by week’s end, intimacy will be replaced by complete isolation. We will witness Jesus’ total dereliction as he dies on the cross. Now the drama has moved to Jerusalem from Bethany, and the story moves beyond the comfort of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus’ home.