We just had the Gospel story of Martha
and Mary a week ago, so Martha is fresh in our minds. I think a lot of people find the story of
Mary and Martha a bit uncomfortable to hear, especially those Christians who
identify themselves with Martha. This
past weekend, we had a pilgrimage weekend in our parish to celebrate St James
on his feast day. We had a 5.5 mile
pilgrimage walk that more than 100 people attended – sometimes three
generations in one family attending. We
also had many members of our Hispanic community attending as well. Yet, to pull off this pilgrimage, and to pull
off the picnic we had on Sunday, it took a lot of work from a lot of
Marthas. The Marys were able to be Marys
because of the Marthas. The pilgrimage
walk wasn’t even over, and many in our parish community were saying that we
needed to have this event every year – what a testament to its success and the
best complement we could receive. I give
thanks for St Martha and for her testimony of faith. And for all the Marthas in my parish
community who help us be vibrant, creative, and alive.
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