Matthew 11:28-30
Jesus
said to the crowds: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will
give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and
humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy,
and my burden light.”
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Reflection:
There’s a
story about a very rich man who was so burdened by his problems. He tried many
ways to solve, he thought his money would help him solve his problems, to no
avail. He went to his friends and indulge in drinking sessions and vices yet it
did not solve his problems.
He was
living like a ship without a rudder aimlessly drifting to nowhere, he didn’t
know it but he was slowly wasting his life. Until he meet a relative who was an
active member of the church. He opened-up to him and the relative listened.
At the
end the relative had only one advice: “Go and spend time with Jesus in the
adoration chapel. Then, don’t miss Sunday Mass and when you are at Mass be
attentive and listen to every word being spoken for many of it will speak to
you. You also read your bible for Jesus will also speak to you there. To cut
short a long story, he made a devotion to the adoration chapel, went to Holy
Mass as often as he could. And regularly read his bible.
After a
few weeks he already had a normal family life. Yes, from time to time there
were still problems that need to be sorted out. But he knows now where to go.
Not to his vices, not to his money not even to his friends. But to Jesus in the
adoration chapel, to Jesus in the Holy Mass and to Jesus in the Holy bible.
In the
gospel Jesus said: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will
give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and
humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy,
and my burden light.
Why does
Jesus invites us to go to him? We who are sinful and we who are beset by our
many burdens. This is for the reason that Jesus loves us dearly, Jesus doesn’t
want us to waste our life by finding earthy solutions to our burdens.
Take this
offer of Jesus by surrendering your life to Him. And see for yourself the miracle that He will create in your
life the moment you surrender it to Him. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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