Susan Pitchford writes that just before this passage, Jesus has been shown extravagant love by a woman who was “a sinner”: she anointed him with ointment, washed his feet with her tears, and dried them with her hair. Jesus, more impressed than his host, points out that this woman has received great forgiveness and, as a result, shows great love. The women who accompanied Jesus had also experienced deep healing, and the depth of their love naturally overflowed into generous giving. This is how it works. When we love deeply, we want to give extravagantly. And when we feel someone has pulled us from the abyss, our hearts overflow with gratitude, and there is nothing we wouldn’t give, nothing we wouldn’t do, to show it. Jesus said of the sinful woman that she loved much because she’d been forgiven much. That’s me, too, but I can’t weep over Jesus’ feet now. But I can accompany him, remembering something else he said: “Whatever you do to the least member of my family, you’ve done to me.”