In the Bible, distraction is attention pulled away from God, often by ordinary needs and duties. Martha is “distracted by all the preparations” for her guest (Luke 10:40), and in the parable of the sower those who hear “are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures” (Luke 8:14). The passages set a single aim against these: the “one thing” David asks for (Psalm 27:4) and eyes fixed on Jesus (Hebrews 12:2). Luke’s verb for Martha is perispao, to be pulled…
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