Jesus receives Martha lovingly. He responds to her protest by encouraging her to realize that she can lay aside her tense preoccupation with tasks. He gives her the freedom to be concerned only with what is best, with what is eternal. Jesus wants us to focus our lives on being with Him rather than on busying ourselves with doing for Him. He calls us to abide—to sit at His feet and listen to His words. Like Martha, we are called to change our center of attention from ourselves to Jesus. This change
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