(NOTE: This is a repost.)
Yesterday,
October 7, 2014, I attended mass at Our Lady of Victories Chapel at Harbor
Point Mall in Subic. The Gospel Reading
was taken from Luke 10:38-42.
In
his homily, the priest said that the Lord Jesus Christ and His disciples went
to Jerusalem, the place where He would later encounter sufferings and
eventually meet His death. They were
welcomed by Martha to her house.
Martha
was busy preparing foods for Jesus and His companions. But what all Mary did was sat beside Jesus
and listened to Him. When Martha
complained to Jesus about doing the serving all by herself, the Lord told her
that she was so busy and worried about so many things when only one thing is
needed. Mary chose the better part
because the Lord Jesus Christ may not be with them again so she took that rare
opportunity to listen to Him.
In
our present world, we have so many concerns and are engrossed with so many
activities that seem trivial and not really important. As a consequence, we live stressful lives
that oftentimes lead us to useless anxieties.
We
should learn how to simplify things. We
should free ourselves of enslaving activities and interests that lead us away
from God. We should focus our minds on
what really matters in life.
