Memorial Day Fragrance Mark 14:3-9Mary anointed Jesus herself. A servant would ordinarily do the anointing; and Simon, owning a home large enough to entertain so many guests, would certainly have had servants. Mary was not a servant; she was one of the heads of the household. Mary was not just anointing to fulfill a custom of the day. Her purpose was much greater than that.Mary took the most precious thing she had and gave it to Jesus in the most significant way, in an act of anointing. The oil used for anointing the head cost only a mite, the smallest coin in circulation (amounting to only a penny). But not the oil Mary used. She took a priceless oil which cost about 300 denarii per flask or bottle. It was the oil used by kings, and they used it only drop by drop. A denarii was the average pay for a day’s work. Therefore, the bottle was worth about a whole year’s wage.It reveals the heart of a woman that is filled, moved and driven with nothing but a love for her Master.The custom of the day was to pour a few drops on the head, however, Mary broke the flask and anointed him with its entire contents. In other words, she broke it as a sign that nothing was to be spared, but all of it was to be used.It reminds us of how we should be so moved when we approach the Lord Jesus Christ. May we lose sight of dollar signs, monetary values and material worth when we come to the One who gave His life for us.