Reading Notes: Martha and Mary- Part B

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Mary and Martha:

I actually did the stories out of order this week, starting with the actual part B for Tuesday's reading, and going backwards for this one. This reading is much shorter, so I will not have as many notes on this one.

Mary and Martha are very prominent characters in the bible, as Mary is the one that weeps next to Jesus tomb (which she later finds out is empty because he has resurrected from the tomb.) In this particular short story, Mary and Martha are meeting Jesus for the first time. This story is from the Gospel of Luke. Mary and Martha are sisters from Bethany, which is why Mary is commonly known as "Mary from Bethany." Mary is also assumed to be Mary Magdalene, who is the woman in the bible that wept next to Jesus' tomb.

When Jesus and his disciples came through the village in Bethany, they stopped in Martha's home. Martha gladly took Jesus into her home. During this time, it was common for the owner of the house to wash their visitors feet. This was seen as a honor to get to was your guests feet. Martha lived with Mary, and Mary came to wash Jesus' feet with her hair. While Mary washed his feet, he told her his word.

Martha felt like she was serving her visitors all alone, and essentially doing all of the work. She asked Jesus if it bothered him that she was doing everything. She pretty much tattled on her sister, telling Jesus that Mary should be doing more to help her serve. She asks Jesus to have Mary help her serve. Jesus sees that this really bothers Martha, but does not agree with her. He tells her that he knows she is troubled by this, and it angers her. But, he also says that Mary has chosen a good path, and it would be selfish of Martha to take that away from her.

Martha and Mary's home that Jesus came to.

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