Grace for the Martha's and for the Mary's

Martha toiled. Martha was "distracted" (New International Version, 2011, Luke 10:40). Martha got "worried and upset" (Luke 10:41). Martha ratted on her sister Mary to Jesus.

Mary was better. Mary "[chose]...better" (Luke 10:42). She sat at Jesus' feet, ostensibly to learn from him and be with him.

But both sisters struggled with unbelief. Both separately told Jesus that if he would have been there when their brother Lazarus was sick, Lazarus would not have died (John 11:21, 32). Both believed Jesus could heal living people, but they didn't seem to believe he could heal living people. 

Martha believed...somewhat. Mary believed...somewhat. Neither believed fully. Martha's distraction didn't take from her belief, or lack thereof (at least in this instance. Mary's sitting at Jesus' feet didn't make her believe better (in this instance). Both needed the grace and mercy of God, BOTH.

There is grace for the Martha's, 

and grace for the Mary's. 

Grace for the go-getters, 

grace for the sitters. 

Grace for the believers, 

grace for the halfways, 

and even grace 

for the not-there-yets.

Jesus gives it all.

Jesus is it all.

Jesus is grace personified;

for all he died.

So whether you think

you're better or worse

Jesus came to break sin's curse.

There is grace for the Martha's.

There is grace for the Mary's.

Whether we tend to be distracted

or whether we tend to sit,

there is grace for all who believe

even if it is just a little bit.

Reference:

New International Version. (2011). BibleGateway.com. http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/New-International-Version-NIV-Bible/#booklist