Welcomed
Listened
Distracted
Tell her
Worried
Better Part
What is really going on with Martha?
Isn't it easier to be Martha?
She crosses the line when she attempts to pull Jesus into the triangle!
That is a sure indication of building resentment and jealousy.
Martha clings fast to her notion of hospitality.
What is hospitality?
hospital...healing...space...listening to another...
Who offers hospitality?
Martha is mistaken.
Jesus gently corrects her.
He is gentle but firm.
Today, perhaps, I might name all the poor substitutes for hospitality that I default to...poor substitutes for "sitting at the feet of Jesus."
Say "not now" to distracted doing and over-consumption.
Say "welcome" to true hospitality...to offering healing space or inhabiting the healing space offered by another.
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