Oh to be a Mary who can sit contentedly at Jesus feet while all about her cooking and cleaning need to be done.
I remember hearing that story when I was very young and even then I just didn't get it. why was Mary so special? Wasn't she lazy? Martha, I thought was really the one to emulate. She was such a hard worker, getting all of the cooking and cleaning done; making sure that her guests were well fed and comfortable. I must admit that although I believed my teachers and pastors when they told me that I supposed to be like Mary and NOT like Martha, I really didn't get it. And as little as I would like to admit it, it is really in the last few months that the Lord made the true distinction between the two make sense to me.
I am a mover and a shaker I love to be busy and when I stop moving I have a terrible time staying focused. Those who sit near me on Sunday evenings at church know that I crochet during service. I am actually more attentive if my fingers are busy. To my families dismay I rarely make it through a movie without falling asleep and if I do I don't remember what it was about a few days later. I really HATE to be idle! I Love to look back on my day and see a long list of accomplishments.
Sitting at someones feet and listening to them speak when there was so much around me needing to get done would kill me. Doing my morning devotions when there are dishes in the sink makes me crazy! How sad is it that?!?!?
I have a Lord and Savior who created the entire universe. He is so amazing and He is wants to spend time with me...little old me. Mary really had it right. In the grand skeam of things she got so much more accomplished that day than her sister Martha.
