Many things at once.

A jewel that invites us to view many facets of living. 
Here is Jesus as the receiver of care and love, 
and here is a woman of passion 
and a sensual image and action.
a woman unacceptable in so many ways,
and yet the right one. 
Here is the righteous condemnation, 
the cry for justice and equality; 
(in some ways quite reasonable.)
The moral bitterness, maybe jealousy?
But,
at the heart of it all.
Here is the God/man 
who knows his vulnerability 
and his mortality 
and his need/desire for love.
and the power of the salve of tears.
(GJB)