We are looking for the "one true thing" or "the most important thing" in life. What is it. What might that text have pointed to when Jesus said to Martha, "You worry and fret about so many things, and yet few are needed, indeed only one."
There are approaches to life that are misguided. There are ways in which we miss the one thing that is needed.
For some of us we tend to think it's about us and we become full of ourselves. We are over the top in our exuberance for ourselves, for our problems, for our accomplishments. It's just about us and the world that revolves around us.
For some of us we tend to think in a different way. It's almost as if we are afraid of ourselves. We continually throw ourselves under the bus. We, like Martha, worry and fret about everything and have little sense of ourselves or how important we are.
The aim in life is to thread the middle between the two. We need not be over the top or under the bus but we strive to be right on target as we catch glimpses of greatness and God in our lives as we live them day by day.
Mary had it right. She was in the presence of Jesus and she was present to him. She had her values and her priorities straight. There was a moment of union and reunion. Things came together for her.
Moments like that happen and we look for them and we strive to be present to them when they come to us.
Can you identify such a time as that; when it happened and how you may have missed it?
Can you recall when it all came together and you took the time to savor the moment and felt that there was more going on in that moment than you imagined?
If you relate to this I'd love to hear from you. Write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of this blog click on the 'comments' box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
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