Gospel: Matthew
11:25-30
At that
time 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. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious
will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son
except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to
whom the Son wishes to reveal him. "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."
Reflections:
Do you
have a devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus?
Today is
the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, through his Sacred Heart Jesus
is telling us this: “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." (Matthew 11:28-30)
Even if
they were equal in stature Jesus always prayed to God the Father, Jesus always
humbles Himself before God. A good question to ask ourselves: Do we always find
time to pray to God to praise Him and thank Him? Do we always humble ourselves
before God?
Sometimes
there’s a tendency for us to forget God and be proud of our worldly achievements.
For the reason that we have the education and money, we forget God and allow
ourselves to be swept away from God.
Our earthly
achievements and possessions may create a sense of security for us. However
this is a big lie, no matter how learned we are, no matter how rich we are it
will not guaranty our security and happiness in this world. For the simple
reason that true happiness and security is only with Jesus.
On the
latter part of the gospel Jesus invites us to come to Him for He will give us
rest. Humbly come to Him by way of perpetually attending Holy Mass, humbly come
to Him through the Sacrament of Confession/Reconciliation, and humbly come to
Him through the Sacrament of Communion.
The
moment we sincerely accept Jesus’ invitation, we would truly find rest in Him. –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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