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All I did was sit: A Christmas story based on Luke 10:38-42

Is your Christmas filled with stress and busy-ness? Are you more of a Mary or Martha when it comes to hosting friends?

About the story

Martha Mary Ang is both a hardworking girl and a good listener. As Christmas approaches, something happens that turns her family’s holiday plans topsy turvy! Will Christmas turn out okay?

Read this charming, fully illustrated Christmas story based on Luke 10:38-42 by award-winning author, Pauline Loh.

Also available in the print edition of Methodist Message (December 2025)

About the author and illustrator

Pauline Loh is an award-winning author and teacher with four decades of experience. She has published adult non-fiction, young adult, junior chapter and children’s picture books. She worships in Faith Community Baptist Church and is happily married with three children.

Nicky Raysa is an Indonesian illustrator based in London. Rooted in her Christian faith, she explores human connection and emotion through painting, drawing, and digital illustration. Her work reflects an appreciation for the beauty of everyday life.

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