Mary and Martha of Bethany, July 29th
Mary and
Martha were sisters who lived with their
brother Lazarus. All three were friends
of Jesus. Martha was very practical.
She liked to keep busy, to keep the house
clean and to show others she loved them
by taking care of them. To Martha, her
sister Mary seemed to have her head in
the clouds. When Jesus came to visit
them, Mary sat and listened to Jesus
while Martha worked, cooking and serving
a big meal. Martha was angry with Mary
and complained to Jesus that she did
nothing but sit and let Martha do all the
work. Jesus told Martha that she should
worry so much about little things. He
was pleased with Mary because she had
chosen to take care of the most important
thing of all, her spirit.
Activity
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Do you
think Jesus was fair to Martha?
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What do
you think happened next?
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Are you
more like Martha or Mary?
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Click on
this link for more questions to think
about and a skit for you and 2 friends:
http://www.grouppublishing.com/free/Childrens/skits_good.htm
- Look for the
stained glass window of Martha and
Mary in our church.
- Print a picture
of the
Martha and Mary Window
that you can color.
- What do you
believe in that you cannot see?
- Choose a
picture from St. George's online
coloring book.
- Have you heard
about St. George's
Vacation Bible School?
To print the
picture you will need The Adobe
Acrobat Reader -- available free at
the
Adobe web
site. Please consult the
Adobe Acrobat page for system
requirements and other technical
information.
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