Monday, June 28, 2010

MARY AND MARTHA (LUKE 10:38-42)



ONCE
WHEN I WAS
LEADING A SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

DURING A DISCUSSION PERIOD

ONE WOMAN SAID
I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO A MOUNTAIN TOP
DESERT ISLAND
MONASTERY
AND DISCOVER MYSELF

A WORKING MOTHER SAID
I’M JUST HAPPY
FOR THIS WEEKEND

MARY AND MARTHA

ARCHETYPES

NEITHER QUITE UNDERSTANDING THE OTHER
SOMETIMES TO THE POINT OF IRRITATION

I REMEMBER MY MOTHER SAYING TO ME
GET YOUR NOSE OUT OF BOOK
GO OUT AND PLAY
DO SOMETHING

REALLY SHE SAID
IN HER NEWFOUNDLAND BROGUE
GO OUT AND BLOW THE STINK OFF YOU

BUSY MOTHER
APPARENTLY IDLE CHILD

MARY MARTHA

THINKER AND DOER

GOD GIVEN TRAITS
WE DO WELL TO HONOR



JESUS
ON HIS WAY TO JERUSALEM
TO CONFRONTATION
NEEDED A MOMENT OF QUIET
MARY WAS GIVING HIM THAT

MARTHA THE ORGANIZER
WANTED TO GIVE HIM THE ROYAL TREATMENT
BUSY IN THE KITCHEN
ARRANGING SLEEPING QUARTERS
TIDYING
BUSY

MARY HAS CHOSEN THE BETTER PART
SHE SATISFIES MY NOW NEEDS

MARTHA
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU
AND HONOR YOUR WORK

I WILL NEED YOU EVEN MORE IN THE FUTURE

BUT FOR NOW THE QUIET OF THE TOMB AWAITS ME
AND I WOULD BE QUIET


FRANK A VOLLMER

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