THE GOSPEL
Luke 10:38-42Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary.
Fussy Martha
readied the table,
cooked the meal,
poured fine wine.
Resting Mary
sat herself down at his feet.
The sound of his voice,
stilled her heart
and filled
her
soul.
O Jesus,
call us to rest at your feet and listen;
to share for a while with you
that one thing that is
necessary.
Let us feast on it, and then,
bustle about serving it
to others the rest
of our day.
THE FIRST READING
Genesis 18:1-10a
Please do not go on past your servant.
Abraham cleansed
the feet of a
stranger.
God’s
response:
a gift of life,
where
there
was
no
life
before.
His name was Isaac.
And
so it went:
friendship, covenant
between God and
all people
of all
times.
Lord, let us find you in all who pass by our door!
Let them be sacraments to us.
Please fill them with
your life.
THE SECOND READING
Colossians 1:24-28
I am a minister to bring to completion for you the word of God.
Christ,
let us
serve as your ministers.
Let us take the riches and glory of your love
to every part of your world,
to every
person,
so all can know
“The world is charged with the grandeur of God
It will flame out, like shining from shook foil:
… Because the Holy Ghost over the bent
World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings.”*
*Quotation from G.M. Hopkins, SJ, God’s Grandeur