The Main Course

Good morning,

Yesterday I called a dear and sweet mighty woman of God whom I have known for over 40 years.  Her name is Rosita, and she was my pastor's wife in Georgia.   She is in her eighties now, but she has not slowed down a bit.  She is widowed,  but her granddaughter and two great grandsons, ages seven and one,  live with her.  She provides most of the child care as a means to help her granddaughter get back on the right track,  and as you might imagine, it's not easy.  

When she answered the phone she was at the grocery store with a neighbor whom she pays by the hour to help out with these kinds of errands.   I could tell she was in a hurry, and then she said, "Yenise, mi hermanita, necesitas orar por algo? Si puedes  esperar, te llamo mas tarde."  In the middle of her hectic schedule she asked if I was calling to pray about something,  otherwise she would call me later.

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Luke 10:38-40 "Jesus entered a village and a woman by the name of Martha welcomed Him and made Him feel quite at home.  Her sister, Mary, sat before Jesus hanging on to every word He said. Martha was pulled away by all she had to do in the kitchen.  Later, she interrupted saying, 'Jesus, don't you care that my sister has abandoned the kitchen to me? Tell her to help me.'  Jesus said, 'Martha, you're fussing too much and getting worked up over nothing.  One thing only is essential, and Mary has chosen it  -  it's the main course, and it won't be taken from her.'"

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In other words, it is more important to attend to the soul than anything else.  

Even though I was making a social call, I was moved by Rosita's willingness to drop everything, if necessary, and pray for me.  I thought about her all day long and was blessed as a result.  I pray that I can become the kind of person who has her priorities in order and will always be available when someone needs me. I pray that I will always even have the foresight to ask if someone needs prayer when they call.  I pray that I will never be too busy in the mundane duties of life to overlook someone else's need.   

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You for this powerful passage of scripture that teaches us that Christ is the only essential thing we need. Everything else can wait.  Make us sensitive to the needs of others around us so we can be blessed as well.  We love knowing that when we welcome Christ as the main course, nothing and no one can take that away from us.  In Jesus' name, AMEN~