Maintaining Spiritual Focus

Luke 10:38-42 finds Jesus visiting two sisters, Mary and Martha. During the visit, Martha works hard preparing a big meal, while Mary just sits listening to Jesus. Naturally, this irritates Martha, who complains to Jesus (verse 40, NLT),

Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.

Jesus responds (verses 41 and 42, NLT),

My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.

Do we sometimes become distracted by the busy events of daily life? Do we spend our days working, cooking, cleaning, etc., only to arrive at the end of the day, and realize we never even took time to pray?

Jesus is saying that, whatever happens in our lives, we must maintain spiritual focus. We must pray without ceasing!