Transformation is the power to utterly change an object, situation, or person. It is the power that can make the weak strong, the poor rich, and the dead alive.
Jesus made the perfect relationship between the incarnate Son and the Father known and commanded them to have the equivalent relationship with one another and the world.
There is an element of exclusivity inherent in dedication. To be dedicated is to be focused—to have one purpose to the exclusion of all other functions.
Mary’s devotion to Jesus knows no bounds. She takes what has to be her greatest treasure, an exquisitely expensive bottle of liquid perfume, and pours it on Jesus’ feet.