The Thankful Woman
Luke 7:36-50 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Gospel of Luke. Luke loved Jesus and wanted others to know and love Jesus, too. And the word gospel means “good news!” We begin with a special dinner. This special dinner was for Jesus. As Jesus and the people ate and talked, a woman who was not invited, walked in carrying a bottle of perfume. Well, the woman sat down near Jesus’ feet and she started to cry. The woman cried because Jesus had forgiven her for making bad choices. She knew Jesus loved her, no matter what! The woman was so thankful Jesus loved her that she wanted to do something special for Him. So, she washed His feet. The woman washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. Remember that perfume she brought? She poured the perfume on Jesus’ feet! The people at the party thought Jesus should stay away from her. “You don’t know what she’s done,” they said. Do you think Jesus agreed with them? No way! Jesus just smiled. J...