At the home of a Pharisee, a sinful woman approached Jesus, washed His feet with her tears, dried them with her hair, kissed them, and applied some ointment. What the Pharisee regarded as impudence (what nerve!), Jesus recognized as love. With forgiveness of her sins, she loved Him all the more. In contrast, the Pharisee failed to even provide the customary basin of water for Jesus to rinse His feet upon arrival. As the Lord traveled from town to town, He shared the Good News like scattered seed. Explaining one of His parables, He taught that when faith springs up, the anxieties and even pleasures of life can crowd out its roots. Does the faith planted in our hearts have room to grow, nurtured by the Lord’s constant love and willingness to forgive, no matter how often we ask?