THREE DAYS TO LIVE!

While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of a man know as Simon the Leper,.... Mark 14:3

     What if you had three days to live?  What would you do?  Trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame?  The All-U-Can Eat Buffet at Home Run Inn?  Spend your money crazily on something you'll never be able to use? 
      Jesus reclined at the table!  And he didn't recline with a religious leader.  He didn't recline with a government official.  He didn't recline with a rock star or professional athlete.  He reclined with....Simon the Leper! 
       Think about that.  Jesus knew the brutal death He was going to have to endure.  He realized the pain He was about to experience.  If it's me, I'm reflecting or doing something by myself getting ready.  I may even run!  But, he was still cool enough, calm enough to hang out (a.k.a. "recline") at the home of a normal, maybe even "less than normal" person.  Heck, the next day he spends with his friends at the last supper.
       You can tell a lot about a person by what they do when they know the end is near.  Jesus reminds us - People, that's what it's all about!  Reclining when you have three days left to live - who would have thought it?