Breaking Barriers in Bethany (Luke 11:38-42)

Luke continues to present to us a portrait of Jesus as the paradoxical, curveball-throwing, religion-disarming, barrier-breaking Messiah and this is seen further in a few short verses detailing Jesus's time visiting the home of Martha and Mary. In the brief glimpse we're given into the lives of these two women, we can see ourselves, we can see our own barriers that must be overcome, and we can see the Gospel which blesses and compels our lives.