Gospel Reflection from Notre Dame 7/29/2024
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Gospel - July 29, 2024
Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus
Lk 10:38-42
Jesus entered a village
where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.
She had a sister named Mary
who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.
Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said,
"Lord, do you not care
that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?
Tell her to help me."
The Lord said to her in reply,
"Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.
There is need of only one thing.
Mary has chosen the better part
and it will not be taken from her."
Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved. No portion of this text may be reproduced by any means without permission in writing from the copyright owner. The full readings of the day from the Lectionary are available here.
Reflection - July 29, 2024
Shannon Bonitatibus Obletz
ND Parent
Life is hectic. The word hectic, while often thought of in a negative manner, can mean that we are thriving, bustling about with our normal routines of work, school, shuttling kids to practices, grocery shopping, meal prepping, traveling, and entertaining family and friends. And isn’t it so satisfying to scratch something off our hectic “to-do” lists? Some of us may even write down a task that we have already completed just to feel that sense of accomplishment when we cross it off.
In other words, many of us can relate to Martha in today’s gospel.
There is always so much to get done, and we often feel overwhelmed, perhaps even anxious, about our responsibilities. Martha feels burdened with the tasks at hand and is understandably annoyed at her sister, Mary, who is just sitting at the feet of Jesus, listening to him and not assisting her. We might see the Marys of the world as lazy or not motivated. Who has time to just sit?
However, in today’s gospel, we hear from Jesus himself that we need to be more like Mary and sit. We need to sit in the quiet presence of the Lord, whether it be in the adoration chapel, reading scripture, or simply turning the noise off in the car while being “Martha” running our errands because there should be nothing more important or higher on our to-do list than Jesus.
When we put God first, we receive his grace and wisdom for the tasks before us. Most importantly, we will have God’s peace in the middle of whatever task is at hand. So make the effort to bring out your inner Mary. Sit with Jesus. He’s ready and waiting. We are at the top of his list. He should be at the top of ours.