Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World (Gift Edition): Finding Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life

An invitation for every woman whos ever felt she isnt godly enough isnt loving enough isnt doing enough. The life of a woman today isnt really all that different from that of Mary and Martha in the New Testament. Like Mary you long to sit at the Lords feetbut the daily demands of a busy world just wont leave you alone. Like Martha you love Jesus and really want to serve himyet you struggle with weariness resentment and feelings of inadequacy. Then comes Jesus into the midst of your busy life to extend the same invitation he issued long ago to the two sisters from Bethany. Tenderly he invites you to choose the better parta joyful life of intimacy with him that flows naturally into loving service. With her fresh approach to the familiar Bible story Joanna Weaver shows how all of usMarys and Marthas alikecan draw closer to our Lord: deepening our devotion strengthening our service and doing both with less stress and greater joy.