On the surface, the story of Martha being upset with her sister Mary seems to be about chores and dishes, but it’s not really about the dishes. It’s about their new identity in Christ and all of the joyful but overwhelming change that comes with that.

I'm sure the Samaritan was a kindhearted and generous person by nature, but when we read his story next to Psalm 82, it’s clear to me that while he may cry out, “how long, O Lord?” He also hears God calling out these words to the world, and he answers them. He leans into his agency as a child of God to bring about the Kingdom on earth. This is what Jesus refers to when he tells us that we should go and do likewise.