Martha Patron of cooks and servers

Martha

Patron of cooks and servers.



FEAST JULY 29

Martha and her siblings, Mary and Lazarus, are Jesus’ friends in
Bethany. In Luke 10:38-42, while Mary sits at Jesus’ feet, Martha is
busy serving. When she complains to Jesus, he says: “Martha, Martha,
you are anxious and worried about many things. … Mary has chosen the
better part and it will not be taken from her.” Just before Jesus
raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1-44), Martha confesses: “Yes,
Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of
God.” She is the patron of cooks and servers.



In Martha we see ourselves -- worried and distracted by all we have to
do in the world and forgetting to spend time with Jesus. It is,
however, comforting to note that Jesus loved her just the same.