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
it, 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 either.
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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