28 After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. ‘The Teacher is here,’ she said, ‘and is asking for you.’ 29 When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the last place where Martha had met him. 31 When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her, noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
28 马大说了这话，就回去暗暗地叫她妹子马利亚，说：‘夫子来了，叫你。’ 29 马利亚听见了，就急忙起来，到耶稣那里去。 30 那时，耶稣还没有进村子，仍在马大迎接祂的地方。 31 那些同马利亚在家里安慰她的犹太人，见她急忙起来出去，就跟着她，以为她要到坟墓那里去哭。
从“暗暗地叫”开始的传播： 马大并没有大声喧哗，而是先将这一消息带给最亲近的人。这提醒我们，生命的“满溢”往往是从最亲密的关系开始流淌的。当我们确信耶稣就是那复活的主时，第一个想分享的通常是家人。
“急忙起来”的渴望 (Urgent Longing)： 马利亚的反应是“急忙起来”。这种迫切感呼应了之前提到的“在干旱之地切切寻求”。当灵魂意识到生命活水的源头近在咫尺时，任何一秒的等待都是煎熬。
被吸引的见证者： 周围的人因为看见马利亚的行动而跟随她。一个被主吸引、渴望“浸没”在主同在里的生命，会自然而然地吸引周围的人也去寻找那个源头。
误解的视角： 旁观者以为她是去坟墓“哭”，却不知道她是去迎接“生命”。这再次证明了属地眼光的局限性。世人看到的往往是死亡和悲哀，而走在光中的人却知道自己正迈向奇迹。