A Daily Devotion for Tuesday, May 28

Luke 10:41-42

“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed— or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

We have all probably read these particular passages many times. But reading them now through our “distraction lens”, I am able to think of the story a little differently. Martha allowed herself to be completely overcome by the distractions of being the hostess and the one responsible for food and comfort for her guests. She missed the point in the present. Jesus was in her home, teaching! She felt someone needed to do all the things which needed to be done for her guests. (To use a very over-used expression, she ‘missed the forest for the trees’.) There likely was a better way for Martha to handle the situation. Distraction caused her to miss out on a very important event.

Lord God, I pray today that I not allow distractions (worries, expectations, perceived responsibilities, routines, habits, etc.) to get in the way of my relationship with Jesus Christ. I ask you, Father, to allow your Holy Spirit to guide me in the way I should go, in all things. Amen

Becky, transforming