There were two sisters who invited Jesus into their home.
One was busy in the preparation of the dinner. The other just sat down at
Jesus’s feet. The first was called Martha, the name of the second was Mary.
We live today in the age
of Martha’s legacy. Being busy has become a way of life as we rush
around racing to beat a relentless clock desperately juggling various dishes.
We serve up “overwork” as starters, proceeding to “unhappiness” as the main
dish, accompanied by “anger” and “frustration.” We drink down “disappointment”
and break the bread of “fractured relationships”. We are not satisfied with the
cake of “Isolation” and finally drink coffee from the bowl of “being a very
nasty person”. Little do we know that this brew is invisible to our own eyes,
and only to the eyes of those who behold us.
All that this feast nourishes inside us are fractured homes, fractured
relationships, failing health and early death.
How can we change this recipe for disaster? How can we still
serve up a delectable meal yet balance our many caps? Dinner does come in a box
nowadays, and from where can we order a takeaway that will be equally
satisfying? Is instant coffee the solution?
Permanent change happens through choices made in love. A smoking habit kicked for the sake of the
wife. A change in eating habits because of a child. Intermittent flashes of intention don’t bring
lasting change. The change that happens because of love is lasting and
permanent. If we are desperately in love with God will we allow Him to
change us. Then the one who graces the meal will give us grace to serve it up
devoid of the pungency of our own concoctions.
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