Most of us are familiar with the story of Jesus visiting the home of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary. While Martha was stressing out over the details of having so many people in their home (cooking, cleaning, who knows what else), she famously complained to Jesus about the fact that Mary was just sitting there listening to Him. Jesus, however, affirmed that Mary had chosen best. Commenting on Luke 10:42, Nancy Pearcey reminds us of the difficulty of pausing from busy lives to sit and listen to Jesus:

"Given our fallen human nature, we typically do not really sit before the Lord until our legs are knocked out from under us by crises - sorrow, loss, or injustice. It is only when stripped of our personal dreams and ambitions that we truly die to our own agendas. Union with Christ in His death and resurrection is the only path to sanctification of both heart and mind - to being conformed to the likeness of Christ."

--- Nancy Pearcey, Total Truth, 26

What does it mean to sit at the feet of the Lord? How can you cultivate such an experience in the midst of the hustle and bustle of life?