It is not Martha's work that Our Lord blames, but her over-solicitude.

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Yes, they will run--we shall all run together, for souls that are on fire can never be at rest. They may indeed, like St. Mary Magdalen, sit at the feet of Jesus, listening to His sweet and burning words, but, though they seem to give Him nothing, they give much more than Martha, who busied herself about many things. It is not Martha's work that Our Lord blames, but her over-solicitude; His Blessed Mother humbly occupied herself in the same kind of work when she prepared the meals for the Holy Family.

Source Story of a Soul, Chapter Xi, §8 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, souls who love, like Mary Magdalen sitting at the feet of Jesus, give much more than we think; and Jesus does not reproach Martha for her work, which His own Mother also did, but only for her agitation. Today, choose an ordinary task (a meal, some tidying, a file) and do it without hurrying or worrying, your heart turned toward God like Mary listening to Him.

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