I’ve been far too busy this term, so I found this helpful to read again. It makes me smile, too, because of my baby Martha. I introduced her to someone the other day and he said, “Aw, was she the one who sat at Jesus’ feet?”
I said, “No, she was the busy one.” A little awkward! Poor Martha can look forward to a lifetime of such conversations. 🙂
Have you ever done one of those personality tests? You answer one hundred and one questions and then your character gets summed up in a four-letter acronym. I’ve never done a proper one, although I’d like to, but a while ago I did a half-hearted one online with the help of my mum-in-law. She would read out two statements and I had to choose between the two, but the statements didn’t always seem mutually exclusive. I remember one question said: ‘Which best describes you? a) You like to get things done, or b) You like to know that everyone’s getting on well’ I picked ‘b’ because surely people are more important than tasks! Mum-in-law (who knows me too well) said, ‘Really? Are yous sure?’ I resolved, ‘Yes, of course.’
But since then I’ve often looked back and admitted regretfully, ‘No, I should have said ‘a’.’ Because knowing what’s more important…
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