A Lesson from Jesus for the Busy Teen

In today's Gospel reading (the one for Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time, not for St. Faustina's Feast Day) we hear the story of Mary and Martha. (You can read it in Lk 10:38-42)

What a beautiful story this is, and a wonderful lesson for those of us who are pretty busy people! (I think that's mostly everyone...)

As Martha learned, when we put Jesus first, giving up our worries, chores, homework, and any other pressing activities, for a few moments just to lift our thoughts to Him, He will bless our efforts afterward and we will still get done all that needs to be done. I've noticed this in my own life. If I'm feeling overwhelmed and I just take a few minutes to spend time with my Lord, I'm more at peace while I'm working on whatever I need to do, which in turn helps me to be more efficient and cheerful while I work.

Being busy can be overwhelming. Thinking about the future and everything you have to do to get to where you want to go can be overwhelming. But, as Martha learned two thousand years ago, when we put God first, making time to spend with Him- even for just a moment, everything will fall into place.