By taking only his yoke, our burdens will be lighter, and we will have Christ-centered rest.
Sunday, July 5, is the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Zechariah 9:9-10; Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14; Romans 8:9, 11-13; Matthew 11:25-30.
Jesus doesn’t promise us a life free of trouble, but, with him, we can grow in freedom and peace — and rest.
“Jesus exclaimed, ‘I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned, you have revealed them to little ones.’”
Jesus commends to us a childlike simplicity before our Heavenly Father. The wise, learned and clever often miss what God is trying to do and say. Jesus teaches us that the first step to lessening our burdens is to cultivate a wonder and awe at all that God has done — and an instinct to run to our Abba.
Jesus also says, “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest … for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.” Jesus commends to us characteristics of himself: being “meek and
