Tuesday, October 10, 2006

 

Bossing God

The Anchoress has a post today that includes a discussion of "Luke 10:38-42, the part of the Gospel where Martha complains to Jesus that Mary is just sitting at his feet listening to him, instead of working with her. "

My favorite sentence: Indeed, the surest sign that something is off in Martha’s soul is that she even tells God what to do!

Reminds me of my ex-wife. While we now get along reasonably well, I've never met another person who spent as much time telling others what to do while doing so little herself.

Comments:
Having known a few Martha's it does sound like a typical "Martha" thing to do, boss people around - they're never content unless active doing something no matter how trivial (and nothing to a Martha is trivial).
 
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