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Do You Not Care

Martha's complaint is about her sister. Her question is about Jesus.

By EmberKeeper Editorial 1 min read

Scripture Luke 10:38–42

Luke is careful to say whose house it was. Martha welcomed Jesus into her home, and the opening verse belongs to her before Mary is even named.

Then the preparations crowded in, and she came to Him with a complaint worth reading slowly. “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”

On the surface it is about Mary. The question itself is about Jesus. Do You not care. Somewhere between one task and the next, her sister’s empty place had become evidence against Him.

Resentment tends to go there if it is left alone long enough. It begins with the person who let you down and ends up addressed to God.

Jesus says her name twice. He does not send Mary back to the work, or call Martha away from it. He counts. Many things are worrying her. Only one thing is necessary, and Mary has already chosen it.

Scripture in English is from the Berean Standard Bible, placed in the public domain by its publisher on 30 April 2023.

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