Most of us live pretty rushed lives. We read the story of Mary and Martha in church on Sunday. Of how Mary sat listening to Jesus, while Martha rushed around getting the home ready for Jesus and the disciples. When Martha complained to Jesus that Mary wasn't helping her, he told her that Mary had chosen the better thing.
Would it be true to say that most of us identify more easily with Martha - but that we wish we could be more like Mary?
What distracts us from Jesus? What seems so important now that time with Jesus can wait until later?
I read a sad incident - I can't remember where I read it. It happened that an old lady was found dead in her bed. She lived alone in a smallish flat. It turned out that she had had 'flu. But it wasn't actually the 'flu that killed her. She died of dehydration. The doctors think that when she felt thirsty she also felt too ill to get out of bed to get a glass of water - although she was actually physically capable of doing so. They think that she must have lain there, saying to herself, 'just now when I feel a bit better, I'll get up and get some water.' But she never got around to that glass of water and so she lost consciousness and then passed away.
That story reminds me that the time to do something important is now. Jesus has a plan for us - a plan that starts at the cross and takes us into the world. Are you listening to him? Or are you distracted with many things?
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