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Jul 2025
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When Anxious Martha Takes Over

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How do we maintain interior peace amidst the pressures of daily life? Dr. Sri explores the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10, highlighting the difference between Martha's anxious state and Mary's centered state. He shares three practical ways to cultivate Mary's interior peace in our lives.

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" We want to live a centered life, a life centered on the one thing necessary: Jesus."
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