Is that what James and Peter were discussing when they met in Jerusalem to consider the circumcision?
Was that what Paul was doing when he was carefully instructing the Corinthians on church decorum?
Were they just talking instead of walking?
No, they were dealing with the nitty-gritty, day-to-day business of spreading the good news.
In order for M ary to learn at the Lord's feet, Martha has to do the housekeeping.
RELATIONSHIP vs RELIGION
You seem to be creating dichotomies where they do not exist. A relationship is based on love, and love consists of doing all the little things that need doing.
Hmmmmm
I was under the impression that you had started out with a fiercely dichotomous statement.
I have no need to emphasize the dichotomy.
I do believe, though, that had Martha sat with Mary at Jesus' feet, that eventually, Jesus would have insured that the petty details necessary for attention had been attended to. The SUPER PRIORITY is to sit at His feet. Institutions tend to fuss about petty things quite overmuch.
If you don't know that I wonder how long you have been alive or how long you've been in a Christian institution.
MOST of the time, God seems like a rough and ready cavalier, unorthodox, unconventional, spontaneous, rough rider; Robin Hood, wanderer.
Occasionally He seems to be quite fussed up or intent on having the threads in the robe and the gold in the utensils etc. just precisely so.
But He's not routinely that way skipping down the road with His precious Children. And, I think He usually much prefers the latter.