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[anastpaul]

One Minute Reflection - 5 October - Let us then, be both Martha and also Mary.

One Minute Reflection – 5 October – Let us then, be both Martha and also Mary.

One Minute Reflection – 5 October – “Month of the Holy Rosary” – Readings: Jonah 3: 1-10; Psalm 130: 1b–4ab, 7-8; Luke 10: 38-42 “As they continued their journey he entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary [who] sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak…” – Luke 10:38-39 REFLECTION – “Now when we have received our Lord and have…

[bibilium]

The story of two women who opened their home to Jesus teaches us three important practical lessons about setting priorities in life.

[shijumoni]

Proverbs 24 16: For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. நீதிமான் ஏழுதரம் விழுந்தாலும் திரும்பவும் எழுந்திருப்பான்; துன்மார்க்கரோ தீங்கிலே இடறுண்டு கிடப்பார்கள். 17: Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: உன் சத்துரு விழும்போது சந்தோஷப்படாதே; அவன் இடறும்போது உன் இருதயம் களிகூராதிருப்பதாக. Thank you Jesus 💓 🙏 🍁🌺🍁🌺🍁🍁🌺🍁🌺🍁🌺🍁🌺🍁🌺🍁🌺🍁🌺🍁🌺🍁🌺🍁🌺🍁🍁🌺🍁🌺🍁🌺🍁🌺🌺🍁 #parties #thanksgiving #holidays #martha #marthaandmary #worry #anxiety #fearofman #peoplepleaser #godsgotyou #christian #childofgod #christianity #quoteoftheday #bibleverse #wordoftheday #theword #wordofgod #jesustestimony #gospel #praise #yearethelight #247Gospelvibes #247gvibes #Gospel #encouragement #touchinglives #peace #word #godsplan (at Kanyakumari, Last Point of India) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5dSaTmHmw5/?igshid=3ctzhzyrua10

[heymich]

Questioning busyness, the gift of availability and its dangers

My life right now is “busy” some might say. Yeah I have 2 kids (5 and 2) and I’m homeschooling. 

The reality is that I’m a bit hesitant to be too busy. 

I recognize my limits and I’m craving for margin, and to slow down in this season of having little ones. 

I recognize I can’t do it all. And I hate feeling pressured by the so called “lack of time”. The reality is that we all have the same amount of time and the question is- what are we doing with the time God has given us?

Some might think that the best use of your time is to have a reasonable amount of busyness to make their time productive. I appreciate all those good intentions but I think in this season of my life, keeping my cool and remaining sane and rested is higher on my priority list than putting my kids in lessons. It sounds limiting but I trust my kids will have plenty of opportunity to learn at home and going out together and figuring out stuff together. 

For example... we plan to go skating with our own skates, when we feel like it. We will go out when we finish our chores. We will save our energy in the morning if there is a big outing in the afternoon/evening. We will rest in the afternoon/evening if we spent all day in the morning being out somewhere. We will go out in the afternoon after a busy morning only when we are up for it. I desire to be faithful in managing my home and the question in my mind is how am I going to do my home life well if I’m not even at home? 

Some might ask, well, “define home”. Or say, “Being at home is no fun”. 

Well home for me is considered my place of rest and refuge. It’s also my place of Lord’s ministry for me, to my husband, children and guests that enter our home. It is a place where private memories can be made, and where I feel generally relaxed about letting the kids roam just about anywhere and I can respond quickly to their needs. It’s where my primary work is done, meals are prepared, mouths are fed, babies are born and nursed, tears are cried, bums are wiped, laundry is done, songs are sang, books are read, lessons are learned, beds are slept on, people are prayed for, God is worshiped, and a place where fun memories are made. 

I’m just skeptical about being too busy and normalizing crazy busy as something that is a good thing. In my perception, it is hard to feel connected to others when everyone is busy. Even our neighbors who live close to us aren’t able to meet up with us-  we have different schedules and priorities. I’m at home either most days and I’m usually gone for as long as a few hours except one day a week where we are out the whole afternoon/evening for Bible study in a different city. This other family is a double income family with children in daycare and programs. No judgment. But as a result, I don’t get to enjoy being with my own neighbours even though we live under the same roof. 

I get we live in a commuter culture where drive all over the place. There’s things to do and places to go. Most men (and many women) go out to work somewhere. It’s hard to connect when we have our schedules overly crammed. Community somehow becomes whoever you “do stuff” with (e.g. meeting other parents during lessons, classes, activities, school). 

My life: we are at home, homeschool, my husband works from home. Meanwhile we limit our activities to only once a week community homeschool group. So far I haven’t added anything more than that on purpose. I want to be available. 

I’m not afraid of being considered lazy however I do think that could be an area of temptation of not being “busy” enough. My learning curve of being at home has been so steep I am always behind... however striving to have a “prepared home” for welcoming others is something I have on my mind to keep improving on (for the rest of my life probably). I find it a hindrance to accomplish a prepared home if I’m always running around being busy. This past week has been very busy and it is nice to finally be at home. 

Here a couple of cases of why I am glad we weren’t too busy.

1) One time my husband wanted to fill up our day with some fun activities and for some reason a plan didn’t work out and I was quite content with not being overly busy. We were in our neighbourhood when I received good news that our old neighbours had a baby. Because we had enough margin for that day to be available, we were able to go pick up some food and visit this family. I felt so thankful that we weren’t so busy and were available to serve as a family in an “unplanned” kind of way.

2) I was busy doing laundry at home. My husband interrupts me to let me know that my neighbour is needing help at the door. For some reason I didn’t want to answer the door (to my shame) because I’m not used to people trying to contact me at my door for any good reason. We discover that the neighbor’s baby was choking and I was able to automatically use my first aid skills to assist the baby and she was safe after the incident. We were all glad that we were at home when this event happened, what if we were not in our homes?

3) I’m glad we aren’t too busy so that if anyone ever needs to stop by and hang out, they know our door is generally open to visits and we aren’t rushing our company out the door so we can attend to the next thing. I do have neighbors who does periodically stop by to pray and chat and ask our family to go out. It is very satisfying to enjoy neighborly friendships. 

I’m not completely against plans and programs. I see the value of making the best use of the time. At the same time I long for this more slow based, friendly neighborhood life that doesn’t really exist in my life, to the degree of my desires at this moment. I feel torn when I go out to fellowship with people in my church building which is located 5 cities away. I long for table fellowship. I long to spend time with you in your home and learn from you and actually do life with you outside planned programs. Is that even possible?

Yes there are dangers to not being busy enough, or being “too available”. We learned in today’s sermon at church that widows should marry and avoid being gossips and busybodies. I get that. Thankfully God has allowed me to have a husband and children so I can keep (good) busy but I just want to avoid being too busy or crazy busy. Perhaps the fine line is drawn at different thresholds for every family, or every family simply has different priorities. Or they are on a journey to see how much they can handle. For me, enjoying a quiet life and being available to invest deeper into relationships with God and people means more to me than any busy programmed schedule can offer. It’s just really tough to achieve in reality at this moment with all the choices and technology available to us.

Just my opinion... 

[revolutionoftenderness]

“Prayer and action… can never be seen as contradictory or mutually exclusive. Prayer without action grows into powerless pietism, and action without prayer degenerates into questionable manipulation. If prayer leads us into a deeper unity with the compassionate Christ, it will always give rise to concrete acts of service. And if concrete acts of service do indeed lead us to a deeper solidarity with the poor, the hungry, the sick, the dying, and the oppressed, they will always give rise to prayer. In prayer we meet Christ, and in him all human suffering. In service we meet people, and in them the suffering Christ.”

~ Henri Nouwen

[Christ in the House of Martha and Mary - Rembrandt]

#rembrandtvanrijn

#revolutionoftenderness #henrinouwen #prayer #action #marthaandmary #christ #charity #contemplation #integrity #bothand

[ufuomaee]

#EditorsPick on #GraceandTruth MARTHA AND MARY AT CHRISTMAS "But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her" (Luke 10:42). There's a story in the Bible about Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42), two sisters who loved the Lord Jesus.  Martha was a servant with her love.  She laboured to please Him.  Mary was a friend with her love.  She desired to be with Him.  Jesus said Martha was choosing to be burdened with work, but Mary had chosen the right way to show her love. Most times, I don't feel much like Mary.  It's not that I don't see the Lord as my friend, or want to spend time with Him.  It's just I am much too busy working for Him!!!  I always feel there isn't enough time in the day to do all the work that I am supposed to do to please Him.  So I am constantly rushing around, too engrossed in one thing or another, to actually enjoy the fellowship of the One I am serving.  Isn't that bizarre?  But it is a common phenomenon. Like the billionaire who works so hard to make the money, keep and protect the money, that he doesn't have time... Read more at https://ufuomaee.blog/martha-and-mary-at-christmas or follow LINK IN BIO to Editor's Picks #Blogger #Christianity #MarthaAndMary #ServingGod #KnowingJesus #TheBetterPart https://www.instagram.com/p/BpyiHTJnF_C/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xhvtqbf69al3

[mom2blondies]

Yes!! My new #coffee cup. #BeThankful #marthaandmary #blessed

[thesynaxarium]

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Today we celebrate the Raising of Lazarus from the dead. On this day, Great Lent comes to an end and Holy Week begins. On the day before Palm Sunday, Jesus came to Bethany because his most beloved friend Lazarus had died. Lazarus' sisters, Martha and Mary, approached Christ in tears, saying that if He were there earlier, their brother would not have died. Jesus said this happened so that a sign might take place. Having wept for His friend, Jesus called out to Lazarus in the cave to come out. The voice of God penetrated the bonds of Hades and the soul of Lazarus was returned to his body. This miracle was performed as a prototype of Christ's resurrection Himself, as well as the general resurrection of humanity at the end of this age. May Saint Lazarus intercede for us always and a blessed Holy Week and Pascha + #saint #lazarus #resurrection #raisingoflazarus #marthaandmary #martha #mary #jesus #jesuschrist #christ #hades #life #resurrectionoflazarus #lazarussaturday #palmsunday #holyweek #holy #pascha #easter #orthodox #sophia

[anastpaul]

One Minute Reflection - 29 March - “The house was filled with the odour of the ointment.” - John 12:3

One Minute Reflection – 29 March – “The house was filled with the odour of the ointment.” – John 12:3

One Minute Reflection – 29 March – Monday of Holy Week, Readings: First: Isaiah 42: 1-7, Psalm: Psalms 27: 1, 2, 3, 13-14, Gospel: John 12: 1-11 “The house was filled with the odour of the ointment.” – John 12:3 REFLECTION – “When she had anointed the Lord’s feet this woman did not wipe them with a cloth but with her own hair, to show Him greater honour … Like a thirsty person drinking from a…

[agfpw]

In life we will lose many things, but only what's done for Christ will stand the test of time. #agfpw #legends #marthaandmary #pueblowest #onething (at Amazing Grace Fellowship)

[exbeliebernowbeliever-blog]

Making Time

"As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.” But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.” -Luke 10:38-42 Being in the ministry is exiting! You serve. You move. You think. You get things done and it's fulfilling when everything's in place. The chairs are clean and nicely arranged. The curtains have been set. The lineup for worship were practiced. Everything is fine. But don't let the _busyness_ for working in the kingdom of God makes your time _with_ the King less. *Fellowship with God*-- that's what Martha missed. If you have been being cold with God these days, why don't you check how much you spare time with Him, in private and in working hours?

[depthofocean-blog]

Why? Because u r called in that season. And I realized it is what most people is trying to to find out. A sens if calling. A sense of purpose. No matter how old you are nor how much success you have, you'll always have that question in mind. Asking if you've fulfilled enough. But the truth is, if you're not doing what you're called for then you are not fulfilw anything. You're just making an excuse. Doing an excuse. Yet. Yet, how would you respond if He asks you 'Is it worth it?'. How would you answer? #calling #MarthaandMary #devotion #quiettime #iyaknalangLord :') ♥♥

[anastpaul]

One Minute Reflection – 6 October – God does not speak at all, to the soul that does not speak to Him

One Minute Reflection – 6 October – God does not speak at all, to the soul that does not speak to Him

One Minute Reflection – 6 October – Tuesday of the Twenty Seventh week in Ordinary Time, Readings: Galatians 1:13-24, Psalms 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15, Luke 10: 38-42 and the Memorial of St Bruno O.Cart. (c 1030-1101)

“As they continued their journey he entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary [who] sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to…

[anastpaul]

Quote/s of the Day - 8 October - 'But let us continue on our way ...'

Quote/s of the Day – 8 October – ‘But let us continue on our way …’

Quote/s of the Day – 8 October – Tuesday of the Twenty Seventh week in Ordinary Time, Year C, Goaspel: Luke 10:38–42

“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.”

Luke 10:42

“Our Lord’s words teach us that though we labour among the many distractions of this world, we should have but…

[anastpaul]

One Minute Reflection – 9 October – Martha and Mary

One Minute Reflection – 9 October – Martha and Mary

One Minute Reflection – 9 October – Tuesday of the Twenty Seventh week in Ordinary Time, Year C, Goaspel: Luke 10:38–42 and the Memorial of Saint Simeon

“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her.”…Luke 10:41-42

REFLECTION– ” Has not the desire of wealth so eaten into our hearts,…