In Kipling’s “The Sons of Martha,” the speaker channels Martha’s resentment against her sister Mary, who chooses to sit at Jesus’s feet.
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Mary and Martha: The Better Part?
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Stillness, One of the Doors of the Temple
The Biblical story where Jesus visits the home of Mary and Martha can be read as an injunction to eschew busyness and focus on God. This Mary Oliver poem captures the spirit of such a lesson.
Did Martha Deserve Her Scolding?
A wonderful U. A. Fanthorpe poem tells Mary-Martha story from Mary’s point of view.
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