To say we need both Marys and Marthas is to miss the point entirely. And it simply isn’t true. Perhaps you’ve heard it said that nothing would ever get done if we didn’t have any Marthas. That too is a lie. That teaching comes mostly from Marthas who are intimidated by the lifestyle of Marys. Mary wasn’t a nonworker. Rather she was beginning to be like her Master, who only did what He saw the Father do. Jesus was talking, so Mary set aside other distractions and sat down to listen. She didn’t get caught up in making the sandwiches that Jesus didn’t order. She was learning that working from His
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