Last Sunday we heard about Jesus visiting two sisters, Martha and Mary. The first one was busy making dinner while the second was listening to Jesus. Of course, Martha was irritated by the behaviour of her sister and finally complained to Jesus. But he told her that she worried too much about many things and that Mary had chosen just one better thing to do. Today’s gospel develops this idea.
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I spent the last three weeks with my mum who was visiting Scotland. I looked after her carefully, making special dinners and taking her to interesting places in our area. All that made her feel special. But there were two very special moments when she really was surprised, that was when two Scottish families invited us to dine with them. There is an old Polish proverb: “When a guest enters your house, God himself enters”. Generous hospitality is something very important in Polish culture. Seemingly that’s common practice worldwide. The Jewish religion looked on hospitality as something very sacred, this was then inherited by Christians. There are also many legends about monarchs visiting their subjects disguised as common folk; hospitality shown them was rewarded; lack of it was punished.
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Sometimes I need somebody’s help. Usually I ask a person who has proper skills or knowledge. The reason behind that it’s obvious: you wouldn’t ask a plumber to fix your car. When we need help, especially in important or serious matters we look for experts. But these people haven’t been specialists since the cradle; they were taught and trained by more experienced people; they practised and developed their knowledge and skills as they did their job; certainly they may have made mistakes and bad decisions. They know the bitterness of failure. But all these happenings shaped and developed their skills and knowledge.
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Last week we heard about our new government’s budget aimed at radically healing public finances. Some people think this is a painful, but necessary move, others suggest different solutions. Probably everyone is worried that the cuts will affect us greatly. Everybody is concerned about the future. I’m not going to offer my opinion on this matter; this is just a clever approach to explaining the gospel.
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Undoubtedly the World Cup is now the biggest event in these days. We can hear and see it almost everywhere; even buying soft drinks we can see “football-ish” dressing or emblems. Uncountable producers of ordinary things offer us wonderful prizes if we buy their products – of course associated to the World Cup. Some people have been excited in watching the football matches, when others have already had enough. Some journalists focus their attention on these matches, when others are more interested in things surrounding the game. Almost everybody is affected by the event in some way. But everyone has a different attitude towards the World Cup, and this attitude is our own choice. So, there are people trying to watch as many matches as possible while others avoid the event as much as possible. Personally I’m somewhere in the middle.
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