Mary? Martha? The Moments We Crave
Leading with Luke 10:38-42
Lead with Scripture: Luke 10:38-42
The image below is my own paraphrase of the last two verses. I invite you to look up the verse in your preferred version. In my personal study, I loved the way The Mirror App expressed this and of course TPT. The Message offers that Jesus informs Martha that the main course isn’t what she’s serving.
Many of us are familiar with these verses. When I did a little bit more indepth word study of this verse, I realized that Martha wasn’t just distracted by her tasks; but her distraction and anxiety over all that had to be done. Did she have ADHD, by chance? Was she a control freak down to every last detail. Jesus and his disciples were in the home at Martha’s invitation. I wonder in today’s vernacular if Jesus would have reminded her, “Girl! You did this to yourself!” haha
I am a natural Mary. I always have been. I love to sit at the feet of Jesus in prayer, Scripture, journaling, etc. I also love to teach others to do it; as well as do it collectively with people I trust. This is normally easy for me to do and leave tasks and chores undone for a little while. However, the one thing that I realized is how uncomfortable I am in Martha energy. Normally, that’s not so much getting tasks done, but the ADHD distraction or when my anxiety gets the best of me and I haven’t been able to shift into my natural Mary state - and have a deep need for more intentional Mary moments. And sometimes, I struggle with making that shift because the anxiety / overwhelm is just too much.
“Girl! You did this to yourself!”
So, I created a cadence (as I call it) that helps me make that shift. I will share it in my masterclass at the end of this month.
Do you have something intentional that you do to shift into Mary moments of stillness in the Presence of God? I’d love to hear what you do.
During the last week of this month, my masterclass will drop for my paid tier subscribers. It’s called Mary & Martha: Discernment, Capacity & Order for the Soul. I’d love to have you in the audience. There are two ways you can do that. You can upgrade your subscription to paid tier right here. Then, you’ll be set. It will drop right in your inbox the last week in January.
Or, you can get it in my store if you don’t want to subscribe here. The class will drop on my store the first week of February; but you can pre-order it today. The Price will go up by $10 once it drops.
I recommend subscribing here… I now have a masterclass the last week every month: it’s cheaper and paid tier subscribers get early access to the class each month.
I don’t require things like:
Showing up Live on my schedule: I honor the fact that you have your own life & schedule.
Having a camera on: I hope you will come as you are comfortable. Pj’s? Great! Nothing on? Hey no one needs to know that!
Mandatory participation / Random calling on people: I honor those who are like me that just hate that kind of crap.
Breakout rooms! So, you can breathe easy: No rooms where you feel pressured to talk or actually may have something to say - but there’s always that one person that manipulates the entire room for the entire time. We don’t do that here.
2026 is going to look a lot different around here.
On Wednesdays, the weekly reading plan will drop for the Sacred Scripture Reading Plan: The Bible in 3 Years for paid tier subscribers. You see “Read the Bible in a Year” plans a lot this time of year. However, how many of them are set up for failure? Life happens and you miss a daily reading or two or three and then it takes forever to catch up and about the same time every year you give up. So, you have Genesis, Exodus memorized. Leviticus is so tedious and mind-numbing it derails many of us anyway.
The Bible was not meant to read as a rigid daily series of assignments over a year or create anxiety or a check list of must do. That robs the joy right out from under the you. How many of us actually enjoyed reading when we were forced to read books assigned to us in school?
So, I developed a weekly reading plan… you work it into your week on your schedule as you can and it’s at a slower, more doable pace; it offers grace and is completely forgiving if you don’t read from the plan daily. This allows for a deeper, slower, more intentional, unhurried experience.
Now, there’s also another experience I offer my paid tier subscribers this year. April, June, September, & November: The Bible Sprints. Read the Bible in 30 Days. There are assigned daily reading plans just because it’s necessary to help keep on track. If you’ve never done this before, it can be life-changing, transforming. It’s a very powerful read when you do it in 30 days. So, I hope you’ll join us for one of those.
I do offer daily verse for all of my followers / readers - and you can choose which verse which day if you want to. I only post Monday thru Friday so from my social media / Substack notes posts - you will likely only see 20ish of them. But this gentle cadence keeps you in Scripture daily. But you get the entire month of verses the first full week of each month. Find January’s above. Be sure to catch the daily verses by following me on Facebook or on Instagram. And stay tuned, because I am rolling out more this month. Next week, I will have more opportunities to meet God in Scripture, prayer, etc.
Another offer for my paid tier subscribers in 2026 are the pre-recorded SoulScript Sessions. I may offer a live one once a quarter if there is enough reason. The monthly SoulScript sessions will be around the topic for the month. However, though the sessions are pre-recorded, they provide a very individualistic experience for each person who sits through one.
And as always, if you’d like a 1:1 SoulScript session live with me or a pdf/audio file version created just for you, you can do that here.
I will also have a monthly private audio for paid tier members; plus other surprises like journals / worksheets, coupons for discounts for offerings in my store. So, if you haven’t upgraded to the paid tier yet, what are you waiting for?
What you will find from me in 2026 is leading with Scripture & partnering with the Holy Spirit for transformation of heart, mind, & soul. And if you crave a shift into more Mary moments - no matter what your natural energy type - in 2026, this is exactly the place for you to be - no matter to which tier you subscribe. I’m truly glad you are here.
May God bless you and keep you. May He shine His face upon you and bring you peace. May He be gracious as he goes ahead of you, behind you and works within you today and always.
Live Ignited for His Kingdom! ❤️🔥👑✝️
MelAnn