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She's saying, you have that power.

Yes.

Like, where were you?

Yeah, and it's interesting, though, because it's a statement of faith in the power,

but it's also a statement of ignorance and not realizing how much more power Jesus had.

I'm Dean Cullinane, and you're listening to Why They Did That, a show that explores the motivations of biblical characters and how their choices can guide yours.

Joining me on today's show is Amy Rotsara.

Amy grew up in Michigan and studied history and college before eventually going to law school at the University of Virginia.

She currently works as a lawyer for local government

and has a real passion for justice issues with children.

Now, a friend of mine came to me a while ago and said,

Dean, listen, I know someone who you need to get on the podcast.

So I was like, okay, who? And she said, you need to hear Amy Rotsara.

You need to hear about Martha. Now Martha's one of those Bible characters like Kane and Abel or James and John, who rarely get mentioned alone.

She's coupled together with Mary, her sister, as if she didn't have her own narrative.

She oftentimes fades into the background as we adore Mary's total enthrallement with Christ. But Martha's not

a background character to Jesus. In fact, where we pick up the story, Jesus the Messiah,

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