She Did What She Could - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Bible in a Year: 1 Chronicles 7-9, John 6:22-44

She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial.
Mark 14:8

Today's Scripture & Insight: . After anointing Him with a bottle of expensive nard before His death and burial, Mary was ridiculed by the disciples. Jesus corrected His followers by celebrating what she had done. He didn't say, "She did all she could," but rather, "She did what she could." The lavish cost of the perfume wasn't His point. It was Mary's investment of her love in action that mattered. A relationship with Jesus results in a response.

In that moment, before the mom could object, the second customer leaned forward and inserted her credit card into the reader, paying for the purchase. It wasn't a large expense, and she had extra funds that month. But to that mom, it was everything. A gesture of pure love poured out in her moment of need.

By: Elisa Morgan

Reflect & Pray
In what unexpected ways has Jesus helped you? What might you do—not all, but what—to love Jesus back in a need you see today?

Father, open my eyes to see You inviting me to do what I can do today.