tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108194060749821039.post196821597225792758..comments2023-10-16T01:07:12.119-07:00Comments on The Joyful Jungle: Are you missing the main course?Melissa Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01145777339213747542noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108194060749821039.post-19180997715159715762010-05-29T12:23:47.814-07:002010-05-29T12:23:47.814-07:00It is a good reminder. I know, since my name is Ma...It is a good reminder. I know, since my name is Martha, i would sit and shrink in my seat whenever the sermons were preached on this passage, also my sister was Maria, which is the same as Mary in many languages....so i grew up with that bible verse that my sister was always better than me because she had the right name. <br />Despite that, i love my name....and i think that it is the heart of the matter. We were a church where there was alot of focus on outward appearance, prayer, when people walked into church, they put a pious face on and knelt to pray or sat reading their bible and gave you evil looks when you disturbed them to say "hello', yet they did not love other people or serve them. I think Martha got caught up in the moment of trying to feed tons of people, and started getting angry at her sister. You know, people have to get fed, if we all sat around and never fed our families and sat and read our bibles all day, it would not be good either.....but before I write a whole blog post on yours....I will just say, i find it is good to take a deep breath, sit down, read for an hour sometimes. the work will always be there!Martha A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02426112535240400393noreply@blogger.com