Martha is resentful against Mary because Mary is slaving and Mary has realized that the simple life, the non-slaving life, is the abundant and only happy life. Is Marthas resentfulness Marys fault?
I’m just living life, forcing nothing, and all I want is to communicate this joy of liberation to you, too. Take only what you need. Do only what you need to do, and no more, without guilt (debt, sin). Sit at the feet of Jesus. If you think my sitting at Jesus’ feet is putting myself above you, is that my problem or yours? Then, we, to justify our greed, say that Jesus’ clear teachings are for another dispensation “before the cross” and “after the church age” then have to deal with the “Church age” books of Acts and the book of James – and all the New Testament for that matter. Just read James and let’s hear how we can explain its clear, clear message away. Don’t worry, we’re not alone. Buddhist greed-heads do the same, saying that Buddha’s teachings are for another dispensation. Taoists & Hindus & Sikhs play that game, too. But all the theological explanations in the world aren’t going to erase the blatant facts before our eyes!
