Lent – Day 22
Lent 2010: A Season for Listening
3/13/10 – Day 22
Listening to The Teachings of Jesus: Part 11
But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; 42there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”- Luke 10:41-42
As leaders and faithful participants in worship it is easy for us to get distracted by the practical and immediate needs of the congregation during Sunday Worship. There are always bulletins to be prepared and handed out, announcements to be made, Sunday School lessons to be studied, people to be greeted and directed… But when are we as the congregational leaders disciplined enough to turn everything over to God and just spend some time at the feet of Jesus listening and simply being in his presence.
There has to be a point in every worship service and class meeting where we have done all that we can and where we need to turn things over to God and let them be what they will be. How wonderful and terrifying this can be!
Today we will prepare ourselves for worship tomorrow. We will allow our Martha- selves to do their thing. We will work and prepare and worry and fret. We will be task and detail oriented so that everything we can do is in order and in place. But tomorrow we will allow our Mary-selves to enjoy communion with God. This Sunday we will choose the better part, which will not be taken from us. – Rev. John Mattox
Let us pray,
Lord,
Help us not to be distracted and worried,
but do what you would have us do.
Help us to gain a balance between
piety and mercy.
Amen.
-Rev. Katie Mattox
