Distractions

 This Sunday's reading is from Luke 10:38-42,

"Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.’ But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.’"

Poor Martha did not have the luxuries that we have such as ovens that don't need to be fed wood, dishwashers, clothes washers, vacuum cleaners. At least she had an excuse for not sitting down with Jesus. What is our excuse?

The world we live in presents us with limitless distractions that keep us from paying attention to "the better part" of life which is to live with Christ. This blog becomes another distraction when I stray from writing about Jesus and issues that affect we Christians. 

So, as the late John Prine sang, "...blow up your T.V., throw away your paper, try to find Jesus on your own..."

Oops, sorry for the distraction.