Defense of Sincere Worship

In Mark 14:6-9, Jesus defended the woman who anointed him with the fragrant ointment. He says "Let her alone; why are you troubling her? She has done a good and beautiful thing to Me." In verse 9, He says "she has done what she could; she came beforehand to anoint My body for the burial. And surely I tell you, wherever the good news is proclaimed in the entire world, what she has done will be told in memory of her." The woman's intent was not to gain everlasting fame, nor was it to gain the attention of the men in the room...she poured out all she had simply as an act of worship. When we worship Christ with a sincere heart, we do not need to worry about what others think or the consequences of our worship.