Since the past weekend, I have been contemplating the word “do.”
After “doing” some fun things on Saturday, I stayed home on Sunday to “do” housework. I took a little time to relax because Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest. We are not supposed to “do” much. This led me to think of Mary and Martha from Luke 10:38-42. I have always known that I am more of a Martha than a Mary. If I am not “doing” something, I feel as if I should be.
I saw a friend who recently retired and asked how he likes it. His response was that he gets frustrated because there are days when not much is required of him, and he can’t think of anything to “do.” Other days are so full of errands, etc. that he doesn’t have time to “do” the things he wants. It seems he too feels like he should always be “doing” something.
Obviously, there are things we need to “do” to survive. We must “do” things to maintain relationships, keep our jobs, take care of our homes, etc., but we should remember there will be a time when all this “doing” will stop. At that point, we may wish we were more of a Mary than Martha. Maybe it is more important to “be” than to “do.” Maybe we should stop “doing” sometimes and just appreciate the miracle that we exist and that God loves us no matter what we “do.”
A friend of mine recently passed away. She does not have to “do” anything on Earth anymore. I believe she is in Heaven and feeling better than she has in a long time, but I miss her.
So, this is for her:
We do, do, do, do, do,
And when one we love
Is no longer here to do,
We must learn to do without them.