#mary and martha

[rambleonwithrosie]

Definitely put it in the tags and comments who your other picks would have been if Tumblr polls allowed multiple selections

[jesstasticvoyage]

Two ordinary mothers refuse to give up. Mary and Martha are an American and an Englishwoman who have little in common, apart from a tragedy that unexpectedly brings them together. Empowered by their friendship, they form a partnership that takes them from their meeting in a remote part of Mozambique all the way to Washington. There they find redemption and achieve something they would have never thought possible. - IMDB

Sam Claflin as Ben in Mary & Martha (2013)

[a-queer-seminarian]

Interpretations of the Mary and Martha, Martha and Mary, story often focus on 'a woman’s place.' What passes for liberating readings in some contexts is saying that a woman’s place is not just in the kitchen but also at the feet of Jesus. Missing from these less than revolutionary readings is the question of why it is imagined that women have a 'place' when men don’t. The whole world – and even the whole cosmos according to the men who kept women from originally going into space – is their place. Meanwhile, we have gender norms embedded in job descriptions and health insurance that punish women for being of reproductive age.

Wil Gafney, “An Enslaved Enslaving Church”

[bo-kryzze]

Emily calling Sylvia! 

I may actually cry. I love them so much.

[bojackson54]

Resurrection and Life: Is Quantity More Important Than Quality?

Lazarus died, and his sister Martha was upset that Jesus had not arrived in time to heal him. She made a bold request: Then said Martha unto Jesus, “Lord, if thou had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.” Jesus saith unto her, “Thy brother shall rise again.” Martha saith unto him, “I know that he shall rise…

[proud-spaniard]

Jesus teaching Mary, Martha's sister, in her house in Bethanie. Martha stands on the left extreme. Old painting.

[paularoseauthor]

Mental Health & PROOF that Jesus Christ was a Contemplative

Jesus is the expert and our very source of contemplation.

Good mental health depends on so many factors. One of them is managing our stress. How we handle stress depends on what thoughts we allow into our mind and how much of those thoughts we entertain and act upon.  Contemplative prayer not only connects us with God but also has a positive effect on our mental health. In this article, I briefly outline the theology of mental health and that Jesus…

[ufuomaee]

What Does Dying Daily to Self Mean to You?

“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…

[catholic-saint-tournament]

Is Mary Magdalene a saint? How about Elizabeth, mother of John? Mary and Martha?

St Mary Magdalene is absolutely a saint! Same with St. Elizabeth, St Mary and St Martha of the Gospels!

I've got plenty of nominations for Mary Magdalene, a few for St. Martha, but Elizabeth, mother of John, and Mary, the sister of Martha, need more to make it to the bracket!! Send your propaganda in!

I use way too many exclamation points.

[the-hands-of-a-woman]

This has been on my mind for a while. It's not bad to work hard, but we can't forget that only necessary thing is Jesus. <3

[scripture-pictures]

[millennialpastor]

The Trouble with Mary and Martha

The Trouble with Mary and Martha

*Note: Sermons are posted in the manuscript draft that they were preached in, and may contain typos or other errors that were resolved in my delivery. See the Sherwood Park Lutheran Facebook Page for video GOSPEL: Luke 10:38-4238Now as [Jesus and his disciples] went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39She had a sister named Mary,…

[bo-kryzze]

Ah! Love June convincing the Marthas to bring her on a resistance mission. 

[bojackson54]

Obedience, John Says, Equals Love; So What Does Love Equal?

Obedience, John Says, Equals Love; So What Does Love Equal?

In his second epistle, the Apostle John wrote a sweet letter to one of his oldest friends, and it’s someone who might surprise you. In it, he had some fascinating advice to give her about love and obedience, and it might even connect some dots in Scripture for a story you may know. “It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us. And…

[icaruspendragon]

hiii, this might be weird, but who is Lazarus? I'm not religious, so I've tried searching for who he is, but I can't seem to get a clear answer and was wondering if you could explain him?

ah yes, lazarus of bethany. a man i consider to be equal parts friend and foe.

lazarus lived in bethany with his two sisters, mary and martha. and when we meet him, he’s sick. so much so that his sisters send for jesus of nazareth saying, “lord, your dear friend is very sick.”

jesus of nazareth was in jerusalem when he received the message. and despite being only a few miles from bethany, and despite jesus loving martha and mary and lazarus, he waited. he didn’t go to them straight away. he waited. he waited until lazarus died and then said, “lazarus’ sickness will not end in death. no, it happened for the glory of god so that the son of god will receive glory from this.”  

and when jesus finally made it to bethany he was told lazarus had already died. that he has already been in the grave for four days. and when martha, sister of lazarus got word that jesus was coming, she went to meet him. and mary, sister of lazarus did not. and when martha saw jesus she said to him, “lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

and jesus said to her, “your brother will rise again.”

but then mary arrived and she saw jesus and she fell at his feet and she said, “lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.” and she wept over her brother. because she loved him and he was gone. and jesus should have been there. because if jesus had been there, her brother would not have died.

and jesus saw her weeping. and he saw the other people wailing with her. because lazarus was deeply loved. and now he was gone. and they had sent for jesus. they had prayed for a miracle. and that miracle didn’t come until it was four days too late. and they didn’t know that jesus was going to bring lazarus back. they didn’t know that jesus had waited that long to teach a lesson. to prove a point. they just knew jesus was too late. and now they were forced to grieve.

and then a deep anger welled up in jesus. and he was deeply troubled. and jesus asks, “where have you put him?” and the people say, “lord, come and see.” and he does. and when he sees, jesus weeps. when he sees, we get the shortest verse in the bible. a mere two words to sum up an entire town’s grief. two words to convey the loss of a sibling. two words are offered for the preventable death of a loved man.

jesus is four days too late. and jesus?

jesus wept.

and the people who loved lazarus turned to him and said to jesus, “see how much he loved him!”

jesus loved lazarus. and then he let him die.

and some of the people said about jesus “this man healed a blind man. couldn’t he have kept lazarus from dying?”

and then jesus, who knew all along that he would revive lazarus. jesus, who let all those people mourn. jesus, who let those sisters lose their brother. jesus, who let them weep. jesus, who wept with them. that very same jesus said to those who loved lazarus, who mourned him, jesus of nazareth said to them, “didn’t i tell you that you would see god’s glory if you believe?”

and then the stone of lazarus’ tomb was rolled aside. and then jesus looked up to heaven and said, “father, thank you for hearing me. you always hear me, but i said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.” and then jesus shouted, “lazarus, come out!” and he did.

lazarus the dead man came out, his hands and feet and face wrapped still in burial cloth. and then jesus of nazareth told them, “unwrap him and let him go!”

and then lazarus of bethany became lazarus of the grave. lazarus of the grave that will never be left behind even though he has risen and relinquished. lazarus of the grave who did not make good his escape unscathed. lazarus of the grave who will now check each darkened doorway as death and his sting is keenly felt.

lazarus was a man. a man whose family loved him. a man whose sisters sent for a miracle. a man whose sisters mourned him in the four days it took for that miracle to show up. a man who was made an example for no reason other than being loved by jesus. a thing that we are all told to be. loved by our savior.

lazarus is a man who makes me wonder three things. firstly, if jesus had been there that my brother may not have died. secondly, if jesus of nazareth too weeps for me. and thirdly, if jesus loves us and we in turn love him too like the scriptures command, why does he use us in the lessons he teaches.

why must we be the men he makes believers of?

so lazarus was just a man whose crime was loving jesus. and martha was just a girl whose crime was loving her brother. and they both suffered a miracle because of it.

[bawdiestrhymester]

Happy 5th Anniversary to Ghosts!

What a joy we were blessed with when we were given Ghosts. Thank you to all involved from Series 1 all the way through to the end! You’ve left a legacy.