Gentle Strength: Attending / Rev. Dwayne Johnson

The story of the Good Samaritan shows what it means to love neighbor. The story of Jesus’ visit to Mary and Martha shows what it means to love God. We see that the real “main course” is not what Martha is so frantically preparing in the kitchen. Rather the real “main course” is Jesus and Mary “attending” to each other in deep relationship. Sources: 1. Adapted reading of Luke 10: 38-42 from Eugene Peterson’s The Message. 2. Adapted reading from “Kitchen Relief” by Joy Douglas Strome, Christian Century, July 10, 2007. 3. Adapted reading from “His Name is Glenn” by Tina Foster Caldwell from Weavings, Volume XVIII, Number 5, September/October 2003; 36-38. Scripture: Luke 10: 38-42