Luke 10:3843
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
Reflection
In our scripture today, we have a scene with Mary, Martha, and Jesus. In this episode Martha buys into a common misconception that listening is easy. Actually, it is as hard as the labor that Martha is taking to prepare for the guests. Why do you think that listening is so hard?
