马利亚和马大遇见了耶稣。假如你形容自己为一个“实干者”或策划人，你便会明白马大为什么有这样的表现了。她欢迎耶稣和祂的门徒到她家里作客 － 这是一件美事；可是，她过度忙于预备款待客人的功夫，以致没有放慢脚步和给耶稣一点关注，而事实上，她更因妹妹马利亚这样做而恼怒她。
你有没有试过弄到自己非常忙碌（虽然是忙于做美好的事情），以致错过了聆听耶稣在你生命中的声音呢？耶稣告诉马大不要忧虑烦扰，乃要专心关注那些重要的事情。
这是否在说，我们不应该为神的国做任何事情呢？我们只是静静坐着，来思想圣经和祷告吗？不是，神肯定地吩咐我们要努力去作主的工的，而事实上，马利亚和马大这个故事，是紧接着耶稣讲述好撒马利亚人的比喻之后发生的，在这个比喻中，耶稣称赞那个怜悯和款待人、努力做一个好邻舍的人。
我们应当专心关注最重要的事，就是耶稣自己，而不是采取两个极端其中的一个（尝试什么都去做或什么也不做）。既被祂的慈爱感动，我们便会亲切殷勤地待我们周围的人。
主啊，求你帮助我只专心关注那件重要的事：就是你。又求你帮助我邀请你进入我的家庭、我的心灵、和我的生命中。阿们。
路加福音 10:38-42
38他们走路的时候，耶稣进了一个村庄。有一个女人名叫马大，接他到自己家里。
39她有一个妹子名叫马利亚，在耶稣脚前坐着听他的道。
40马大伺候的事多，心里忙乱，就进前来说：“主啊，我的妹子留下我一个人伺候，你不在意吗？请吩咐她来帮助我。”
41耶稣回答说：“马大，马大，你为许多的事思虑烦扰，
42但是不可少的只有一件。马利亚已经选择那上好的福分，是不能夺去的。”
Mary . . . sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. - Luke 10:39-40
Mary and Martha met Jesus. If you describe yourself as a “doer” or an organizer, you can understand where Martha was coming from. She welcomed Jesus and his disciples into her home—a wonderful thing to do. But she made herself so busy with the preparations and the work of hospitality that she didn’t slow down and pay attention to Jesus. In fact, she got upset with her sister, Mary, for doing just that.
Do you ever make yourself so busy (even with good things) that you miss out on hearing the voice of Jesus in your life? Jesus told Martha not to be worried and upset but to focus on the main thing that is important.
Does this mean we shouldn’t do any work for the kingdom of God? Should we only sit still and reflect on the Bible and pray? No, we are certainly called to be active doing the Lord’s work. In fact, the story of Mary and Martha comes right after the parable of the good Samaritan, a story in which Jesus praises someone who works hard to be a neighbor, showing compassion and hospitality.
Instead of going to either extreme (trying to do everything or doing nothing at all), we can focus on the most important thing, which is Jesus himself. Inspired by his love, we can show hospitality to the people around us.
Lord, help me to focus on the one thing that is important: you. Help me to welcome you into my home, my heart, and my life. Amen.
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