Sermon: Distractions, Luke 10:38-42

A Sermon for the People of First Baptist Church of Austin July 20, 2024 Luke 10:38-42 Martha and Mary by Jerome W. Jones Jr. Distractions Growing up as a pilot’s daughter meant our family’s holiday traditions looked a little different from those around me. My dad’s work schedule typically looked like three days on and two to three days off. While he was “on”, he was away, flying a Boeing 737 from city to city across the country and sometimes Mexico. He would call home any chance he got. Because this was the 90’s and cellphones weren’t exactly prevalent like they are now, the chance to talk to him was rare, so we made it a priority to drop what we were doing to hear his voice. Each call began with my dad telling us his current city and my sister and I running to the wall sized-map in our hallway to find his location on the map. Those memories I recall with joy, remembering how fun that was. Other times were more difficult- there were many Christmas mornings we opened ...