A Mary... or a Martha

Martha was busy... 

serving

cleaning

taking care of business

while her sister Mary sat

listening

learning

resting

at the feet of Jesus

It appeared that Mary was

leaving Martha to do all of the work

(but Jesus saw it differently)

And I did too...

looking through recent vacation photographs

My inner Mary/Martha showing up

right there in Palm Beach, Florida

as I paused to collect photographs of the ocean

and as sights of

the sand and the sea

were captured...

I missed being in that moment with

the child in the shadows watching me

(who I didn't even notice until today)

and now...

I realize that being

"a Mary or a Martha" 

is not just 

an attitude

a position

a state of mind,

it's a daily choice

So each day I have to remind myself

that someone is watching me become...

a Mary or a Martha