Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-14
Golden Text: "Ye are my
friends, if We do the things which
command yOu." John 18Th.

L command you" John 18Th.
1t was probably along the road
from Jericho to Jerusalem that Jesus
answered the lawyers question by
telling him the incident of the Good
Samaratin. That road led through
!the village of Bethany just over the
mount of Olives from Jerusalem. 1t
was AS they journeyed" that they
came to a certain village and entered
INTO the home of Martha and Mary.
Luke is reticent about telling the
name of the village and also about
some other incidents in the life of
these friends of Jesus, for they were
stlll living when he wrote, and pub
Ecitv would have been embarrassing
and possibly dangerous to them.
John, however, who wrote after they
We're dead gives us details that we
may use in filling in Luke's account.
This home was a frequent stop
Ping place of Jesus. We know of
only three nights that He spent in
Jerusalem-the night of the trial.
and the two nights in the grave.
when He was there at other times
He would withdraw from the city as
evening drew on, and when He did
not spend the night in prayer out in
the open, He would go to Bethany to
the home of His friends. 1t was pc
, culiarly dear to Him-besides Mar
tina and Mary, Lazarus their brother
and Simon, who had been a leper,
Martha's husband, lived there, where
me had been healed by Jesus. These
friends loved Him as He loved them
and longed to have Him with them.
This particular evening He and
His disciples had stopped over on
their way to Jerusalem just before
the feast of dedication in December.
AS many as could be accommodated
We're taken in, and the sisters set
about preparing the meal for them.
Mary was one of those quiet souls
who could do what she had to do and
get through with it; and on this
particular evening she had set about
her task and had finished it so she
could be with her Friend and sit at
His feet and hear Him talk of the
things that are worth while: for we
may be sure that when Jesus got
among His friends He did not waste
time talking about the weather. or
Roman politics, or the doings of So
clety, or even business conditions.
Martha was d different type. She
couldn't stay at one thing until she
had finished it, but did a bit on this,
and some on that and a little on
the other thing, never finishing any
thing. OF course, when extra COM
pany came in, she got flabberga ster
ed-she Topped about like a chicken
with its head off; and the more eX-
cited that she grew the less that
she ACCOMPLISHED
On this particular occasion-pos-
sibly it was because so many came
in unexpectedly, and she wanted ev-
erything particularly nice-she got
awfully behind. Mary finished be-
cause she went at her work so that
she could be in the presence of her
friend: but Martha got all fused
up. Finally she burst into the room
and blurted it out. While she spoke
to Jesus as Lord" vet her spirit
did not show much respect for Him;
for she charged Him with indiffer.
ence to her and Partially to Mary.
Don't you care enough about me
to make Mary come help me?" she
asked.
Listen to what Jesus sad. MAR
tina. Martha, you are torn to pieces
and in q muddle because of many
things; just one is necessary. 1 had