A Tension in Scripture
By the time I get home from work, I'm too tired to be present with my family.
Work that provides for a family can consume the family it provides for. The tiredness is real, and so is what it costs.
Different stories. Same struggle.
Eli
Forty years a priest at Shiloh, and his own sons ran the tent.
1 Samuel 1–4
Common Thread
Martha was not told her work did not matter; she was told what mattered more.
Many stories begin with the same fear.
This struggle appears throughout the biblical story.
View in The Great Human Story →Reflect
Remember God's faithfulness.
View Answered Prayer →You do not have to walk alone.
Explore Shared Presence →This tension often flows into
Formation does not happen in one moment.