The Tuesday after the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Posted on September 30, 2025 by under
Scripture: St. Luke 10:38-42 (NKJV)
10:38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
41 And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Devotion
Today we see Mary, the sister that Jesus praises, show us how to “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.” And our Lord praises her for doing this.
On this occasion, Martha had been busy (something to which we can all relate). She had been taking care of everyone else. She believed that Mary should have been helping her, too. And perhaps, on an ordinary day, she would be right.
But on this occasion, Mary had the opportunity to sit at Jesus’ feet and learn from Him, because she understood the importance of the one thing that she truly needed: God’s kingdom and His righteousness, that is, the forgiveness of her sins. Mary knew that there would still be work to do after Jesus left, but this time, she prioritized sitting at Jesus’ feet and listening to Him. Martha was not wrong in wanting to serve, but on this occasion she should have prioritized this opportunity to hear her Lord speak.
Collect: O Lord, we beseech Thee, let Thy continual pity cleanse and defend Thy Church; and because it cannot continue in safety without Thy succor, preserve it evermore by Thy help and goodness; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. Amen.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
