Sitting at His Feet

One sentence in particular, stood out to me – ‘Mary, who also sat at the Jesus’ feet and heard His word.’

I wondered, ‘Why was this specifically mentioned in Luke’s narrative, and is this mentioned of anyone else?’ I discovered it is. In Acts 22:3 Paul writes, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city (Jerusalem) at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers’ law…”  Gamaliel was a Pharisee who taught the law and was highly respected by all the Jewish people.

Warrior or Worrier?

The bread is in the oven, the lentil soup is almost ready, the table is set. O, I still have so much to do, and there sits Mary at the feet of Jesus.  She is so irritating!  She fussed and fumed.  Doesn’t she know Lazarus could entertain Jesus?  She should be helping me! 

Three Bricklayers

The passerby thought about their answers and concluded that the first bricklayer laid brick because that was his job.   Nothing more – just a job to earn money.
The second bricklayer laid brick because he had a goal – to build a building as something to show for his time at a job.
The third bricklayer laid bricks with his eyes toward heaven.