Gen 18, 1-10; Ps 14; Col 1, 24-28; Lk 10, 38-42

創世記;詩篇；コロサイ;ルカ

“Martha, Martha, you are anxious about many things.” (Luke 10, 42)
｢マルタ、マルタ、あなたは多くのことに思い悩んでいる｣

“You say that work is your pitfall; alas, that is true of many souls who, like you, have responsibility for others. There is no remedy for this destroyer of interior life but prayer first of all, then calm in activity and the habit of leaving until the next day what can be done in the evening only at the price of causing anxiety, agitation and cutting short one’s spiritual exercises.”

(St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, Letter)

「あなたは仕事があなたにとっての落とし穴だといわれます。ああ、それはあなたのように他の人たちのための責任をおっている多くの魂にとってそうなのです。内的生活を破壊するこのことから救う方法は先ずは祈り、それから活動の中での落着き、そして夕方に出来る事を翌日までおいておく習慣しかありません。夕方にすれば、心配、動揺、そして霊操の時間を短くしてしまう危険があるのです。　(聖マグダレナ･ソフィア、手紙)

“In the midst of these occupations, keep the deepest part of your soul for Jesus, that is, do not spend all your strength on the exterior. Unite yourself in your depth to the will of God who will sustain you in continual self-sacrifice. Let your intention be pure: all your activity for him alone. Act calmly, even when in a hurry and by putting order in your day and in your work, learn how to save some time to spend before the altar. Be sure that the good master will be satisfied with your abnegation and your renunciation. He will make up for long devotional exercises by filling you with his spirit and his presence.”
(St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, Letter, To Crescence Alschner, 24 February 1856)

For prayer : 祈りのために

While contemplating this gospel scene, I watch how these two women, Martha and Mary, act, without setting one against the other.

この福音の箇所を観想しながら、この二人の女性、マルタとマリア、が互いに対立せずに行動しているかを眺めます。

Who am I? Martha? Mary?

わたしは誰でしょう。マルタでしょうか、マリアでしょうか。

I ask the Lord to teach me how to listen to Jesus, like Mary, and to serve my neighbor, like Martha.

私はどのようにしてマリアのように耳を傾けることが出来るのか、そしてマルタのようにわたしの隣人に使えることが出来るのか教えてくださるように願います。