A Beautiful Thing (Mark 14:1-11)

How do people respond to Jesus as who he is and what he is about becomes clearer? In Mark 14:1-11, there are three responses: a desire to kill, a desire to betray, and a desire to bless. An unnamed woman stands in stark contrast to religious leaders and a trusted disciple - she does the "beautiful thing", and in this act she becomes included in the Gospel message.