martha vs mary and how to live on a ship

so, the Father really wanted me to learn something from luke 10:38-42 this morning...it was in my quiet time reading as well as the community meeting this morning.

"As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

reflections...

--martha OPENED her home to Him...she wanted Him to come in, she actively sought Him initially

--martha was ATTEMPTING TO SERVE but got so caught up in the attempt that she forgot to actually serve

--martha sought Jesus' attention "please notice what I am doing, Jesus" forgetting that service is to be done in spite of notice or applause

--martha didn't seek her sister's attention who she had the issue with. we should always settle with one another if possible

--Jesus' response was not "you chose wrong" but "mary CHOSE BETTER". it was a conscious decision on mary's part, a choice, for better, not just good.

instructions on preparing to live on a ship...

--invite 50 people from your church and 50 people each from 3-4 other churches to hang out in your home for the weekend.

--sleep on a camping cot in your closet

--live out of a large suitcase for a month

--run your vacuum continuously in the room next to your bedroom

--replace all your doors with curtains and ask your neighbors to pop in at any time without notice

and ship showers--their own special category

step into shower, turn water on long enough to just wet you, turn water off, apply soap and shampoo, turn water on and rinse off, turn water off. you have 2 minutes!

and now, you're a bit better prepared for ship living :)