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| (c) Robert Bell - used with permission |
Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain
village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a
sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was
saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and
asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by
myself? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha,
you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing.
Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:
38-42)
There is an ancient method of praying in the midst of
life’s distractions based on the simple, continuous repetition of a word or
phrase such as “Come, Lord”, “My rock” or “Love”. This ‘anchor word’ we drop it
below the surface of our storm-tossed lives to fasten ourselves to Christ. As
the prayer takes hold it has a way of pulling in all the distracted strands of
our lives until they begin to fulfil their true purpose – to attend the
presence of Jesus.
(Extract from Dust & Glory by David Runcorn)
Lord, as I go about my day, help me to balance the relationship between being busy for you and sitting still with you.
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