But the Lord answered her,
"Martha, Martha, you are worried
and distracted by many things;
there is need of only one thing ...
Luke 10:41-42
One of my favorite book titles in recent years is: "Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World."
If you know the story of Mary and Martha, the "Martha World" means busyness and distraction. It is type-A personalities and "go, go, go." It's falling in bed exhausted and then not sleeping well, worrying about how we can't get everything done tomorrow.
On that work/rest pendulum that you've heard me describe, Martha's gas tank is empty, but "Mary," as Jesus says in the next half of verse 42, "has chosen the better part."
What has Mary done? She's sat and rested and feasted at Jesus' feet. She's gently abided. (And guess which of the two is more merry!)
What things worry and distact you?
Seriously, take a minute and make a mental list of the things that really worry, distract, and consume. And then give them to Jesus. Your savior wants nothing more than for you to come and sit with him awhile.
Abide. And in so doing, let the healer heal your weary soul.
In Christ's Love,
a guy named Martha
who wants to be called
Mary and more merry
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