“Sometimes it’s easier to serve than it is to sit.” Anne shrugged. “You know the story of Mary and Martha in the bible?” “You’re Martha?” Sadie guessed. “Martha was distracted. Or she was distracting herself. Maybe both. But Mary was just sitting there at Jesus’s feet. Martha asked Jesus if he cared that Mary had left her to do the work by herself, and told him to tell her sister to help her. He said that Mary had chosen the right path. But they both served a purpose, didn’t they?” “I know what you mean,” Sadie said quietly. “It’s like love. Sometimes it’s harder to let yourself be loved than
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