Nurture Your Soul

~~Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time~~

~~~Genesis 18:1-10A ~~~ Psalm 15 ~~~

~~~ Colossians 1:24-28 ~~~ Luke 10:38-42 ~~~

Hospitality, Generosity, Stillness, Anxiety...

Martha and Mary, two sisters who showed their love

 for Jesus in very different ways.

Mary who sat beside the Lord at his 

feet listening to him speak. 

Martha, burdened with much serving, 

came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care

that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving...

Martha thought it important to prepare

 a good meal; to serve Jesus.

She wanted to nourish his physical body.

She was busy in the kitchen. 

She could not hear what Jesus was saying.

The two sisters did not get to see Jesus very often.

They were excited that he came to visit them in their home.

Jesus came to get away from the crowds.

Jesus came to relax with his friends.

He could just be his natural self...he was 

comfortable in their company.

Mary sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. 

Mary did not want to waste any time being near to Jesus.

She sat at his feet soaking up every word he spoke.

She relished to hear the stories of his travels.

She was eager to hear how people received him.

She was mesmerized with the healings of how 

he had helped so many people.

The beauty of this story is that Jesus accepted 

both of these women for who they were.

Both are beautiful examples for us.

We need to have spiritual balance in our life.

Jesus does not expect us to pray exclusively.

Jesus does not expect us to go

 out each day and just do good works.

We need to have both prayer and good 

works in order to have a rich fertile spiritual life.

...it is Christ in you, the hope for glory.

Find ways to bring prayer and good works into your life;

this is how you nurture your soul.

Be the goodness in our world

 that you want to see. 

Be the peace in our world

 that you want to experience.

Be the love in the world

that you want to feel.

Be still for the presence of the Lord.

He has not abandoned us...

near to all who call on him.

Blessings

Let there be Peace in our world.