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As we look at today’s gospel reading, I am going to start right out by saying that I think far too often Martha has gotten a bad rap. However, I have not always felt this way.  So, let me explain. I have three siblings.  I have always been the studious one, while my siblings have focused on other things.  I have always taken great pride in my studious work, and I frequently judged my siblings for not being as serious about their educational experience.  So, when I look at today’s gospel reading from the perspective of my life, I realize that for many years I justified my actions by seeing myself as a Mary, thinking I was better because I was really choosing to do the “right” thing, the better thing, the main thing, choosing what I believed was more or most important.   For years, my understanding of this gospel story went something like this:  Martha is doing her best to show hospitality to Jesus and the rest of her guests, busily working away on the food, while Mary does something very unusual.  Normally in