This week take a close look at the episode where Jesus visits Martha and Mary, and we discuss how Luke emphasizes Mary’s role of listening to the word but that Jesus implicitly endorses both Martha’s diakonia and Mary’s listening to the word. We explore how this passage was interpreted (sometimes harshly) in the medieval church and by the Reformers, using Diego Velazquez’ Christ in the House of Martha and Mary. We conclude by discussing the implications for today.