"One thing is needful" (Luke 10:42).
Martha was cumbered when she should have been communing.
She was so busy doing she had no time for being.
Her problem wasn't that she was working but that she was worrying.
"Be still" says the Lord, but we go about our frenetic ways.
I am SO guilty of this. We usually say "Be still" to small children, but we adults could use the same admonition.
Jesus pulls no punches here. Sabbath rest is holy. You're not being lazy or selfish when you stop to catch your breath and worship.
My heart craves a slower life. I find that very challenging and equally beautiful.
How can I better cultivate a quiet heart before the Lord?
I'm working on it.