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.”
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Reflection:
What is the key to the heart of Jesus? Its humility, this means that we
trust Jesus like children trust their parents and we surrender to HIM our
everything including our life. Humility is the gateway to the heart of Jesus
that is rarely discovered by the wise and the learned.
Some wise and learned people have the tendency to trust more on
themselves rather than trust Jesus. They do things without asking for the
guidance of the Lord. Because they think that what they know and have is more
than enough for them to achieve what they want in this world.
However, life without God is empty and barren. We may have all the
riches, power and knowledge in this world but if we don’t have God and if we
don’t trust God, it amounts to nothing. If we don’t have God we are mere
irrelevant specks in this world no matter how rich, learned and powerful we
are.
Many learned, powerful and rich individuals ended up with nothing because
they did not have Jesus in their lives. They even ended up being detested
because they leaned on themselves rather than God. They used their power,
wealth and influence to advance themselves and not God. They allowed their
wealth and self-serving wisdom to pull them away from God, they trusted more on
themselves rather than God.
The call for us is to humble ourselves before God and to go near Him. To
trust God rather than trust on anything that we have and to find rest in God
rather than find rest in this fleeting world. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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