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By Jeremy | February 1, 2008
I can relate to Martha.
I've always struggled to relate to Mary.
Part of me thought it unfair that Jesus preferred Mary's attention -- sitting at his feet enjoying his presence -- to Mary's -- serving him tirelessly as she hosted him in her home. Fair or not, Jesus said it plain as day: "
Mary has chosen what is better." It's hard to escape that.
Today I rediscovered what I should have known already.
The passage appears immediately after
one of my favorite stories -- the Good Samaritan -- and puts service in perspective.
"Doing" -- as in acts of kindness, service, righteousness, leadership, and more -- should not -- indeed must not -- replace "being" as what's paramount in life.
That's a hard truth for Marthas like me to embrace, but it was brought home during the first session of this year's Pastor's Prayer Summit.
The theme of the Prayer Summit -- "Be with Me Where I am" -- comes from Jesus' prayer in
John 17. Pastors
Fred Beveridge of Pascack Bible Church and
Peter Scazzero of New Life Fellowship got us started Monday afternoon with a reflection from v. 1-3, where Jesus begins by praying for himself. "Glorify your son that your son might glorify you."
To be continued ...
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