Presence Over Performance
Jul 20, 2025 • The Rev. Billy Cerveny
Martha, busy in the kitchen while Mary sits at Jesus' feet, becomes a picture of how faith turns into a code to perform. The heart of the gospel, Rev. Cerveny argues, is not our presence with Jesus but his presence with us, and grace frees us to serve from rest. A childhood visit from the actress who played Alice on The Brady Bunch shows how easily we prefer a character to a real person.