One weekend in March I led a retreat on the theme of Mary and Martha the sisters in Bethany whom Jesus loved We were in a remote spot along the English coastline When we were snowed in unexpectedly many of the participants remarked how the extra day together meant they could practice sitting at Jesus rsquo s feet as Mary did They wanted to pursue the ldquo one thing needed rdquo Luke NKJV that Jesus lovingly told Martha she should embrace which was choosing to draw close and learn from Him When Jesus visited the home of Martha Mary and [... more]