"Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.” My to do list is usually pretty big when I get a day off during the week. I usually get Mondays off work on weeks where I have to work on a Saturday. And invariably I run out of time before I can get everything on my list accomplished. I’m kind of a goal oriented person. I will strive till I get it all done. While fitting in exercise, I usually multi-task. I can pray the rosary while walking, listen to the divine office, listen to a good Catholic book maybe listen to a formed presentation. Then I dig into all my chores and the countless other time consuming activities that occupy my ever diminishing waking hours. To make matters more complicated with the advancement of E-Mail, and Text messages connected to my phone, receiving over 100 work E-Mails, answering various text messages throughout the day, I find myself robbed of being in the moment now. And I don’t even do Facebook, twitter or snapchat, thank goodness. So, I got to thinking, and I’ll bet if I took a poll right now, I would probably not be the only one plagued with this technological mess our world has imposed on us. So when I hear our Lord say, “Martha, Martha” I hear my own name, “Joe, Joe, what are you doing? Why are you so anxious and worried about so many things? There is so much I want to offer you now, but you need to be still.” Last week, my wife was in the hospital for a few days. I definitely had some moments where I was worried and anxious. When my wife got home, I couldn’t sit down. I was running around doing all kinds of things. Maureen lovingly, gently chided me and said Joe, you are running because you are anxious. And she was right. I wonder if that is what you might do as well? Maybe your like me and we could both slow down and be Mary. Mary chose the better part. Our bodies won’t last forever, for they must be replaced with spirit bodies. The spiritual knowledge we accumulate in this life will be ours forever, and never taken away from us. But we must not allow physical needs, worry, anxiety and duties to consume us. The bible has a lot to say about worry. Some of my favorite versus are. Philippians 4:6-7 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Or Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. Mary and Martha were Jesus’ good friends. Martha stayed busy supplying her guests with things that made their visit more comfortable. And really she should he should be commended for seeing to the important needs of others. But Jesus commended her sister Mary. Jesus noted, in effect, that while Martha stayed busy with with many things, Mary concentrated on what would last for eternity. He commended Mary for choosing the good part, the holy words, truth and faith of Jesus Christ, which will never be taken from her. We should strive to follow Mary’s example in desire God’s truth above everything else. Let us receive the very Word of God now, and ask him to help us stay more mindful of him this week. Maybe you could even spend an hour with Jesus in our Divine Mercy Chapel. We meet God in the silence. And now just as God came to Abraham, Mary, and MarthaLet us meet him now.