Week 10: Chapter 10 — Balancing Mary and Martha

1.Weaver is realistic about the seasons of life that make the Mary/Martha balance look different — raising young children, caring for elderly parents, working full-time. How does she account for these seasons without letting them become permanent excuses for neglecting the living room?

2.Ecclesiastes 3:1 reminds us that "there is a time for everything." How does a seasonal understanding of life help us avoid both perfectionism (demanding the ideal balance every day) and passivity (waiting for the perfect season to ever begin pursuing God more deeply)?

3.Weaver talks about the importance of saying no — of recognizing that a life without boundaries is a life that can never be fully given to anything, including God. Where do you find it hardest to say no, and what is the underlying belief that makes it so difficult?