You’re not a Martha or a Mary - you’re a daughter of Christ

Author Amy Boucher Pye explains why we shouldn’t fall into the trap of cultural typecasting of these famous biblical sisters.

“Are you a Mary or a Martha?” I respond with a smile, “Oh a Martha definitely. Like her, I affirm that Jesus is the Messiah.”

I hope my warmth and body language communicate a sense of playfulness, and that I haven’t alienated my friend who posed the question. But in my exploration of the three gospel stories about the beloved siblings from Bethany in my new book Transforming Love, I’ve learned that there’s so much more to these sisters than the roles that they have often been slotted into. And that we shouldn’t miss out their brother, Lazarus, either.