多么感恩！
一个有罪的妇人遇见了耶稣。她为耶稣洗脚，又把香膏抹在祂的脚上，她向耶稣献上昂贵的礼物，来表达她的谢意。法利赛人西门知道这妇人是个罪人，他认为耶稣是不应该接受这等妇人的礼物的。
然而耶稣却说，这妇人既犯了罪，祂就有更足够的理由接受她的礼物。她那么多的罪已蒙赦免，所以她对耶稣的感谢和爱也更深了。
读到这个故事时，我们或许会想像我们是那个法利赛人，我们或许意识到耶稣吩咐我们要多多接纳罪人；然而，更重要的就是我们要想像自己是那个妇人。我们每一个人都犯了很多罪和需要耶稣的赦免，而我们每一个人都得蒙耶稣的赦免，所以，像这妇人那样，我们都有原因向祂表达深切的爱和谢意的。
耶稣已经赐给我们如此大的赦免 － 甚至大过我们所能了解的，就让我们感谢祂，倾流出我们的生命作为馨香的供物献给主。“要凭爱心行事，正如基督爱我们，为我们舍了自己，当作馨香的供物和祭物献与神”（以弗所书5:2）。
神啊，我们承认我们所犯的罪多，而你赐下的赦免也多，我们永远没法回报你，不过，我们愿意以感谢和喜乐的心把我们整个生命献给你。奉耶稣名祈求，阿们。
路加福音 7:36-50
36有一个法利赛人请耶稣和他吃饭，耶稣就到法利赛人家里去坐席。
37那城里有一个女人，是个罪人，知道耶稣在法利赛人家里坐席，就拿着盛香膏的玉瓶，
38站在耶稣背后，挨着他的脚哭，眼泪湿了耶稣的脚，就用自己的头发擦干，又用嘴连连亲他的脚，把香膏抹上。
39请耶稣的法利赛人看见这事，心里说：“这人若是先知，必知道摸他的是谁，是个怎样的女人，乃是个罪人！”
40耶稣对他说：“西门，我有句话要对你说。”西门说：“夫子，请说。”
41耶稣说：“一个债主有两个人欠他的债，一个欠五十两银子，一个欠五两银子。
42因为他们无力偿还，债主就开恩免了他们两个人的债。这两个人哪一个更爱他呢？”
43西门回答说：“我想是那多得恩免的人。”耶稣说：“你断的不错。”
44于是转过来向着那女人，便对西门说：“你看见这女人吗？我进了你的家，你没有给我水洗脚，但这女人用眼泪湿了我的脚，用头发擦干；
45你没有与我亲嘴，但这女人从我进来的时候就不住地用嘴亲我的脚；
46你没有用油抹我的头，但这女人用香膏抹我的脚。
47所以我告诉你：她许多的罪都赦免了，因为她的爱多；但那赦免少的，他的爱就少。”
48于是对那女人说：“你的罪赦免了！”
49同席的人心里说：“这是什么人，竟赦免人的罪呢？”
50耶稣对那女人说：“你的信救了你，平平安安地回去吧！”
So Thankful!
She began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them. - Luke 7:38
A sinful woman met Jesus. She gave Jesus an extravagant gift of gratitude by washing his feet and pouring perfume on them. Simon the Pharisee knew that this woman was sinful, and he didn’t think it was right for Jesus to accept a gift like that from such a woman.
But Jesus said that the woman’s sinfulness was all the more reason for him to accept her gift. Because she had been forgiven such great sin, her gratitude and love for Jesus was also great.
We might read this story and imagine ourselves as the Pharisee. We might sense Jesus calling us to be more accepting of sinners. But what is even more important is to imagine ourselves as the woman. Every one of us has sinned greatly and needs to be forgiven by Jesus. Because every one of us is offered forgiveness by Jesus, we all have reason to show abundant love and gratitude to him, as this woman did.
Jesus has shown us all so much forgiveness—more than we even know. So let us give thanks to him and pour out our life as a fragrant offering to the Lord. “Walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God” (Ephesians 5:2).
God, we confess that we have sinned much, and you have forgiven us much. We can never repay you, yet we offer our whole lives to you in gratitude and joy. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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