Poor Martha
“Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.””
Luke 10:41-42
Martha always gets a bad rap for being too busy. We fault her for worrying so much about the meal that she doesn’t have time to be with Jesus.
While there is some truth in that, we are forgetting the reality that sometimes we are just like Martha, letting the cares and tasks we are doing overwhelm us.
So how can we be a Martha, while having the heart of a Mary?
- Write it down. Make a list of all that you need to do today and anything that is troubling you.
- Pray. Renew your mind: “Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”Romans 12:1-2 This is much like restarting a computer, which helps the operating system work better.
- Worship… Do you enjoy your time with Jesus? Take time to be a Mary. Pray, listen, study, meditate on scripture. But, don’t let it become a ritual. Keep the conversation going throughout your day.
- Don’t try to do it all in one day. At night, or first thing in the morning, carry tasks over to a new list and toss the old one.
- Ask for help.
- Rest and take care of yourself.
