Words of hope in the midst of the crisis
Author
Dr. Roberto Miranda
Summary: In the story of Martha and Mary, Martha is shown as the diligent and responsible one who goes out to meet Jesus when she hears of His arrival. Mary stays at home, perhaps praying. When Martha meets Jesus, she expresses regret that He did not arrive in time to save her brother from dying. But she also confesses her faith in God, saying that she knows whatever Jesus asks of God, He will give it to Him. This teaches us the importance of having positive, hopeful words even in the midst of pain and crisis, as words have power. We should trust in God's plan and not reproach Him for what we perceive as delays or shortcomings.
When Martha hears that Jesus is coming, she does not wait until He comes but goes out to meet him and Mary stays at home. It is interesting, isn't it? Marta is the diligent, the diligent, the conscientious, the responsible, and she is going to receive Jesus and runs to attend him and greet him, and to let him know what is happening. Maybe Mary stayed doing what? Praying maybe, she was more tender, more mystical that we also see that portrayed in the famous scene of Marta attending, working, preparing the table. Mary there, each one as manifesting her character and temperament by the way they react to the coming of Jesus.
Marta arrives where Jesus is and there is a very interesting dialogue where Marta says to the Lord: "Oh Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." There is something there of recrimination perhaps, perhaps a slight non-accusation but yes like a regret, Lord, dear, if you had come a little earlier, you would have hurried a little more my brother would not have died. How many times do we say so to the Lord, oh why didn't you hurry a little more, why didn't you do this? Why did you let me lose my house, why didn't you send me the money I needed to solve that situation that has now gotten worse, why didn't you heal my son before, why didn't you take him off drugs a little bit? before, now look how it is ?.
The Lord has a plan. We do not understand sometimes, it may seem a little strange to you the way in which God works but He is in control, He knows what He is doing. We cannot reproach the Lord for anything, we simply have to abide in His Will. And the Lord evidently had a plan. And that's why the Lord says to him; Now it's interesting, before going there, Marta says: "But now I also know that whatever you ask God for, God will give it to you."
Wow there we see how one, Marta recovers from her recrimination to the Lord, she says: but do you know what Lord? I understand, I know that anyway if you ask God He will give you anyway. How good that Marta at least draws strength from her own sadness and confesses her faith to the Lord. How important that words of faith and trust in God come out of our mouth even when we are in the midst of pain, that instead of recriminating the Lord and getting into a language of victim and recrimination to God, and of negativity we always have words positive, hopeful words.
The Bible says that in the mouth is the power of life or death and according to what we say with our mouth, so is our life. Instead of staying with a negative word, Marta ends up with a positive word, and we must do so too; that words of hope come out of our mouth, even when we are in the greatest crisis of our life that we can say: but the Lord is still going to move me forward, I believe in Him, with trust in Him, God is powerful, man does not has the last word, circumstances do not have the last word.
How good it is that we also have words of faith and hope in the midst of crises and difficult situations and that we do not just remain accusing the Lord or doubting Him. These words have power. God bless you and we will continue to meditate on these words in the next segment.