Letter 14: TEMPERANCE

"Many relevant things can be said concerning the polarity of Mary and Martha -- and indeed have been said --  but we all, all of us, live a healthy life in as much as the two sisters in us are present and active as sisters, i.e. that they collaborate, having in view the Third.

No one can dispense with the Mary in himself-- nor, equally, with the Martha in himself -- and remain healthy in spirit, soul and body. "Pray and work" cannot be replaced by any other formula. For one cannot live either without contemplation or without action."  --VT

"Martha"
pastel  15"x22"