Mary and Martha
Although I read each of the different stories in the Bible Women unit, I kept coming back to Mary and Martha. Ever since I can remember, I have always loved the story of when Jesus comes to visit their home. I think the reason I have always loved it is because every time I read it, I learn something new. When I was younger, I related to Mary because I was a child and I didn't understand why Martha felt like she had to be so busy and be doing all of the preparation. In my mind I just thought, "Martha, Jesus is at your house, why would you be scrambling around doing other things when He is at your house and you could be spending time with him?!" Now that I've gotten older, I feel like I relate more with Martha in a lot of ways. I know that I should stop and spend time with Jesus, but a lot of times I get caught up in the routine of my daily life and I start to only think about what I think Jesus would want from me--preparing a great "meal" and making the house clean and x, y, z list of daily chores. This is what I think, but I know that this isn't the case whatsoever. Jesus wants me to spend time with Him and not worry about the trivial things that society places so much weight on, like hosting the best dinner party and making everything perfect for your guests, in Martha's case.
When I read this story again this week, I saw the pros of both women. Mary loves Jesus so much and values the fact that He is in their home. She sits at his feet and does everything possible to learn from him and simply sit in His presence. I desire this childlike, worry-free faith and attitude. At the same time, I really admire how Martha is so hospitable and desires to please Jesus through her actions. While Jesus loves us no matter our actions, I do think it's awesome to be more like Jesus in how we serve others. So I think Martha had the right idea, but she just neglected to realize the Jesus cares more about spending time with her than her perfection in hosting him.
I know this is more of a journal than reading notes, but it felt appropriate so I went with it :)
Martha and Mary from Luke ch 10 in the Bible.
Although I read each of the different stories in the Bible Women unit, I kept coming back to Mary and Martha. Ever since I can remember, I have always loved the story of when Jesus comes to visit their home. I think the reason I have always loved it is because every time I read it, I learn something new. When I was younger, I related to Mary because I was a child and I didn't understand why Martha felt like she had to be so busy and be doing all of the preparation. In my mind I just thought, "Martha, Jesus is at your house, why would you be scrambling around doing other things when He is at your house and you could be spending time with him?!" Now that I've gotten older, I feel like I relate more with Martha in a lot of ways. I know that I should stop and spend time with Jesus, but a lot of times I get caught up in the routine of my daily life and I start to only think about what I think Jesus would want from me--preparing a great "meal" and making the house clean and x, y, z list of daily chores. This is what I think, but I know that this isn't the case whatsoever. Jesus wants me to spend time with Him and not worry about the trivial things that society places so much weight on, like hosting the best dinner party and making everything perfect for your guests, in Martha's case.
When I read this story again this week, I saw the pros of both women. Mary loves Jesus so much and values the fact that He is in their home. She sits at his feet and does everything possible to learn from him and simply sit in His presence. I desire this childlike, worry-free faith and attitude. At the same time, I really admire how Martha is so hospitable and desires to please Jesus through her actions. While Jesus loves us no matter our actions, I do think it's awesome to be more like Jesus in how we serve others. So I think Martha had the right idea, but she just neglected to realize the Jesus cares more about spending time with her than her perfection in hosting him.
Mary, Martha, and Jesus
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I know this is more of a journal than reading notes, but it felt appropriate so I went with it :)
Martha and Mary from Luke ch 10 in the Bible.
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