not take it anymore: he was there out of breath in the kitchen. Sweat beaded his forehead. There was to be cooked meat, boiled vegetables, because the servants to watch not to burn the bread. He wanted to prepare even the nuts and pull the tablecloth out of the good days. The guests were several
and one was especially important. It was Jesus of Nazareth, the great master. Everything had to be perfect for him
Martha had invited him with great pleasure and he felt extremely honored to have him home. But one thing the gnawing. His sister Mary is not helping her. He was sitting there at Jesus' feet and listened to him. The usual santina! Mica moved a finger to be helpful with everything there was to do!
At one point, Martin blurted out: "Lord, do not you care that my sister has left me alone to serve?" She was furious with her sister, but, deep down, we had also with the Lord, "Lord, you do not care ?...."
It is often the case. When something goes wrong there we went after this and with that, but, above all, we say: "But this is also why God sends me stumbling? He does not know that it did not take? He does not understand that I'm working for him and that's not fair that there are many obstacles and that I am the only one that is being done? "
was the situation of Martha. He wanted to do and do well, but had it in for her sister.
The Lord gently rebuked, saying: "Martha, you care and you're upset about many things, but one thing is necessary. And Mary hath chosen that good part not be taken away. "
was a bit 'as if saying, "Martha, I do not need a large room. I only need a sandwich. I'm saying something important and I would be happier to see you too, sitting next to your sister, to listen. Your sister has chosen the most important thing. "
was a matter of priority. When the Lord speaks, you listen and you have to be present when His Word is preached. Without making excuses for work, tired, or commissions urgent family business ..
Marta was good to be a good housekeeper, but he had better find and simplify meal and ceremonies, however, the time to get quiet to learn things that they had an eternal value.
My father was a pastor in Michigan, and preached much in the countryside. The thing that made him the most grief was that, at times, some women did not go to worship, but stayed home to prepare a nice meal.
"Those women need so much of the Word of God as their husbands," he said. "Their food is good and I like it, but the spiritual food is more important!"
Jesus loved Martha, Mary, his sister, and Lazarus, her brother. In another episode, it is said that Martha served, and was not reprimanded at all.
We must learn to manage our time well and order wisdom with our priorities. Make sure to be organized to go to church meetings, find time for our personal recollection and evaluate what is really important.
If we do that, all our work and commitments of housewives did best.
Read this story in chapter 10 of Luke's Gospel and compare coll'inizio of Chapter 12 of John, which will be discussed next time.
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