29th July, 2015: Remembering St. Martha
1 John 4: 7-16; John 11:19-27
Woman called Martha, she had a sister called Mary and a brother called Lazarus...these are the details given to us by the Gospels taken together.
Three elements highlighted by the Word in her life:
1. She invited Jesus... there was a woman who invited Jesus to her home, reads the episode at Bethany. Inviting Jesus into our homes, is a Bethany theme we can reflect on today.
2. She loved Jesus, she loved her sister and her brother. Martha was a person of love. Her hospitality to Jesus, her missing of Lazarus and her relationship with her sister Mary. ..these are imitable signs of God's love made tangible in her life.
3. She believed in Christ. She did not take Jesus for granted. Her familiarity with Jesus did not make her forget the fact of who he was. She held Jesus always high and believed in him.
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