Mariam experienced disapproval from others when she laughed and enjoyed herself.
Rabbi Jesus told her, "I don't begrudge you a few moments of happiness. Why should they?"
Life was meant to be enjoyed. Yes, there are tears and difficulties. But oh, so much beauty in this world of ours.
Mariam tried to meet others' expectations. Eventually she was doing work proper to others, while neglecting her own duties. Feeling worn out, Mariam turned to the Master for guidance.
Rabbi Jesus told her, "I called you for My work, not theirs."
Sometimes the pots and pans of others should be done by themselves. It is good to assist those who through no fault of their own cannot help themselves. It is equally good to empower those well able to carry out personal tasks, not to shirk their work.
Rabbi Jesus answered calmly, ". . . a better class sinner than you."
Only Christ, the completely sinless, can lay claim to perfect purity.
Let us - as suffering heirs of the Fall of our ancestors from grace - not judge each other. We are all sinners. Let us all seek healing at the Hands of the Eternal Physician, Jesus Christ the Son of God.
Jesus gently told the Pharisees and scribes that "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance." (Luke 5:31-32)
Mariam read of an influential missionary who followed his calling after reading an evangelical flyer.
Rabbi Jesus told her, "Be careful to look, because God might be taking you up like a golden pen to write in the history of humankind."
The pen often opens the road to conversion.
