J43 Anointment At Bethany Poem by Simple Simon

Six days prior to the Passover
When men were busy all over,
Jesus went to Bethany Town
Where Lazarus lived in.

They gave a dinner for Jesus.
At the table joined Lazarus.
While Martha served dinner
Mary anointed her Master.

She poured the perfume
On his feet, wiped them
With her hair, that some
Smell spread in the room.

One of his disciples Judas
Commented and told Jesus,
“On perfume, why waste money,
That can help the poor many? ”

Judas Iscariot, a cunning man,
Among his disciples was the one,
Who was earmarked to betray
His Master on a future day.

Jesus told Judas then
“You leave her alone!
Let her keep this oil
For the day of my burial, ”

“Poor people always
With you, they’ll be,
But with you always,
Perhaps, I’ll not be.”

When outside people heard,
At Bethany, where Jesus stayed,
They all went in crowd
To see how Lazarus lived?

The Chief Priests decided,
Let Lazarus also be killed,
Whose resurrection forced
Many to join Jesus’ side.

They lost their fair senses,
Because of this Lazarus,
For fear the Jews may reject
Totally the Chief Priests sect.