Jesus visits Martha and Mary

Recently, I look through my old notes that I used to jotted it down during the church service. One of the notes was a story of “Jesus visits Martha and Mary.” This is a short story that has a powerful message behind it.

Luke 10:38 – 42

“38. Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. 40. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.” 41. But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; 42. there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”

What is so interesting about this story is that my life is quite similar to Martha’s life. For so many years, I’ve been worried and distracted by so many things that I shouldn’t even need to worry about. In this particular story, I learned that I need to be like Mary. Unlike Martha, Mary sat and listened to what he was saying. She listen and think about ideas, and develop her mind. She wasn’t distracted nor worried, instead she was determined and focused to learn. To me, the point of this story is that nothing in life is more important than God’s teaching. Why are we so worried when God has an ultimate control of our lives? I think we should be like Mary, who is willing to learn and focus on God’s teaching. Ultimately, he will guide us to take better path in life.