Today's her feast day! And today's Mass readings included the story of Mary and Martha, the one in which Martha is complaining to the Lord about her sister's lack of help, and Jesus tells her that Mary has chosen the better part. The story that gave me the title for this blog!
So what does that tell me, that on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary the Church in her wisdom chooses to remind us that we mustn't worry and get overly concerned with tasks such that we miss listening to Jesus? It tells me that praying the Rosary is a wonderful way to become recollected and to prepare my soul to hear the Son of God made Man. It tells me that through the Rosary I will find the balance between the Martha and Mary within me. It tells me that my heavenly Mother wants to come to my aid! I feel so blessed to have Mother Church and Mother Mary!
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Our family went to Mass that day. And I thought of your blog, as soon as the reading started!
I tend to be Martha-ish. "The Better Part" is a good lesson for me to learn.
Thanks for the perspective about how the Rosary can help me to achieve that balance! Always searching for that "happy medium!"
Thanks for thinking of my blog! I think it's hard to manage a homeschooled family without having at least a little Martha within us. It's finding that "happy medium" as you say.
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