Gospel.

Martha welcomed him. Mary has chosen the better part.
From the Gospel according to Luke. LK 10:38-42
Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.
Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.”
The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

First, “to be.”

As much as we may want to, what we can offer to the Lord is not comparable to what He can give us. In fact, He is more pleased when we receive the nourishment He offers us than with anything we might do for Him. For this reason, we have this principle: “To be, before doing.” Only if we ARE Eucharistic Spouses, we will be able TO BE Missionary Spouses, and in this way, we will carry His Word for the sanctification of many spouses who are busy with many things but, at the same time, they are lost like sheeps without a Shepherd.

Applied to married life:

Charlie: I have so many things to do that I don’t have time to pray, and when I do pray, I get distracted thinking about all my pending tasks. 
Margy: You don’t have time for God, nor do you have time for me. That is what happens when we are consumed with worldly things, which are vanity of vanities. In the end, pride takes hold of us because we believe we are indispensable, but the truth is, when we die, the world goes on as if nothing happened. 
Charlie: I understand what you’re saying, and I think you’re right, but how do I stop this whirlwind of a life I’m living? 
Margy: Your work is important, but I suggest you set a schedule and be inflexible with it because the rest of the time is needed for the only thing that is necessary. That’s how the Lord refers to that time with Him and with me: The only necessary thing.

Mother,

With each passing day, we are more aware of the fact that the Lord is the only thing necessary. Everything else will be given to us in addition. Praise be to the Lord, who gives Himself to us without measure.