Welcome to our Dilly Rosary meditation. Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen. Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for. Today is the feast of St. Martha.

In Luke chapter 10, Jesus came to a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house and she had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the Lord's feet and listened to him speaking.

Now Martha, who was distracted with all the serving, said, Lord, do you not care that my

sister is leaving me to do the serving all by myself?

Please tell her to help me.

But the Lord answered,

Martha Martha, you are anxious and worried about so many things, and yet only one thing is necessary.

It is Mary who has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.

So Martha is reproved by Jesus because she is worried about so many things while Mary is praised

for recognizing the one thing necessary, listening at the feet of Jesus in prayer.

Now, we tend to look at this story and think Martha was entirely in the wrong.

But let's not miss a very important fact that Martha was the one who welcomed Jesus into the house.

It was Martha that probably invited Jesus in the first place

and gave him hospitality. And as a result, Martha, Mary, and their brother Lazarus became some of the best friends of Jesus.

Oh, and by the way, it was probably as a result of the hospitality and friendship that Jesus raised their brother

Lazarus from the dead and that all three became Saints.

So this shows us that God's original plan is still in effect and that plan is that faith

should come through friendship.

Faith should be passed on from parents to children and from friends to friends.

God comes to people through other people, but that means some person has to do the inviting and the hospitality and create the atmosphere for the relationships.

That's Martha.

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