Martha or Mary?

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, Cal. · Dec 16, 1908

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 35, No. 20.

I CAN not choose; I should have liked so much To sit at Jesus' feet,—to feel the touch Of His kind, gentle hand upon my head, While drinking in the gracious words He said. And yet—to serve Him!—O, divine employ, To minister and give the Master joy! To bathe in coolest springs His weary feet, And wait upon Him while He sat at meat! Worship or serve—which? Ah, that is best To which He calls me, be it toil or rest; To labor for Him in life's busy stir, Or seek His feet,—a silent worshiper. So let Him choose for us. We are not strong To make the choice; perhaps we should go wrong, Mistaking zeal for service,—sinful sloth For loving worship—and so fail of both. —Author unknown.