Choose The Better Part

Luke 10: 38-42

“38Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. 40But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. 41And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: 42But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

            This small selection of verses teach a powerful lesson and I feel It is often over looked. The Savior is telling Martha that the things she was filling her time with weren’t bad but they were taking her time away from better, more important things. As a mother this especially resonates with me.

            As a mother there are so many things to fill my days with and many tasks to accomplish. I often feel overwhelmed and guilty because of all there is to get done and all that I inevitably do not get done. I have a marriage to nurture, a child to love and care for, personal development to maintain, house hold home chores to do, food to prepare, and other miscellaneous tasks to do and errands to run. 

            These are all important and good things, however, the most important of them all is the nurturing and spiritual development of my marriage, child, and self. For me this is the “good part” that the Savior is talking about and is something that will last for eternity. This doesn’t mean that we abandon all other pursuits and demands on our time, but we need to know what our priorities are and then act accordingly.