Jesus Loved His Friends
Luke 10:38-42; John 12:1-3 Our story comes from the Bible. It is in a part, or book, of the Bible called Luke. Luke loved Jesus and wrote about Him so that others could know Jesus and love Jesus, too. Our story also comes from book in the Bible called John. John was one of the special helpers of Jesus. The Bible tells us about three friends of Jesus. Lazarus was one friend. He had two sisters who were friends of Jesus, too. One was named Martha. The other sister was Mary. One day, Jesus visited His friend at their house. Martha, Mary and Lazarus were happy to see Him. They all sat down and talked. Soon, Martha started to get food ready for dinner. She wanted to be sure that Jesus had all the things He needed. So, she cooked, baked, and began putting things on the table. Martha wanted Mary to help her with the food. But Mary just sat and listened to Jesus. She listened to every word that Jesus said. That pleased Jesus very much. When Jesus came to visit another ...