Saint Martha

Martha was Lazarus’ sister, they also had a sister named Mary.  They were all good friends with Jesus and they loved him very much.  Jesus would visit them very often and many people would come to their house to listen to Jesus speak.  Martha wanted to care for all the people that were visiting their home and she worked very hard to cook and serve all of the guests in their home.   Her sister Mary preferred to sit and listen to Jesus speak and this made Martha angry one day.  She asked Jesus to please tell her sister Mary to come and help her because there was so much work to do, but Jesus told Martha that even though her work was important, it was even more important to listen to the word of God.  Martha believed that Jesus was the Messiah and so when her brother got sick she sent someone to get Jesus so that He could heal him. By the time Jesus arrived Lazarus had been dead for 3 days, Martha told Jesus that if he had been there, her brother would not have died.  Jesus said that whoever believed in Him would never die and he asked Martha if she believed Him.  Her faith in Jesus was so great that even though her brother was dead she said yes!  Jesus then raised her brother from the dead!  You can read about Martha and her family in the bible, in the Gospel of John Chapter 11.