John 12: 1 – 8 – Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN – Jesus speaks the words that no one wanted to admit: he was not always going to be around. “Oh, don’t say that,” so many of us have said tot a loved one who speaks the truth about the fragility of life. Perhaps we get uncomfortable because it reveals the precious nature of the present moment, laying bare the beauty and horror of it all. What if we stopped denying the limited nature of our lives and breathed in deeply the fragrance of vulnerability?