"But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation." ~Psalms 13:5 "Do you believe this?" Oof. That's a question that gets right to the core. Especially when being asked by the Son of God. I have to wonder what Martha was thinking in that moment, as she stared into the face of Jesus. To her family, especially her brother, it seems he was a friend. They called him The Teacher, according to the NIV. I'm no theologian, so I can't give all deeper meanings. Bear with me on that and maybe ask a pastor. Instead, I'm a storyteller and I love getting into the perspectives of those I read about. My husband used to say one of the things he loved about the Bible was how we all could glean something a little different from the verses and any of us could read it, even if we weren't Biblical scholars. And in this case, I feel I can understand Martha. She's often painted as the busy one, the one who spends too much time doing the stu
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