It was an audacious act on her part, wasn’t it? Imagine an uninvited guest crashing a dinner party, throwing herself at the feet of the guest of honor, and washing his feet with her tears, drying them with her hair, and anointing them with precious ointment. Not only that, she was a woman with a reputation; everybody knew that she was a "sinner." But that knowledge didn’t stop her from entering Simon’s home uninvited and unannounced; rather her self-knowledge - her awareness of her sinful estate and her desire to gain forgiveness - compelled her to do what she did. It was a case when actions speak louder than words; she doesn’t say a single word in this episode, but her intentions were perceived by Jesus, and he responded with recognition and respect. Suddenly, she had the possibility of a…