ESTABLISH
BALANCE IN LIFE
Jesus loved to visit the home of Martha
and Mary and enjoyed their gracious hospitality. In this brief encounter we see
two very different temperaments in Martha and Mary. Martha loved to serve, but
in her anxious manner of waiting, Jesus brought her unrest. Mary, in her simple
and trusting manner, waited on Jesus by sitting attentively at His feet. It was
their attentive, hospitable presence that Jesus desired most from them. How
often does anxiety and preoccupation keep us from listening and from giving the
Lord our attention?