“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11 - 28 - 30).
Gracious invitation from Christ. But how do we come to Christ? We come to Christ in prayer, in His word, and when we encounter the poor. We come to Jesus especially in the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Penance.
What are the labors and burdens that we bring to Christ the Doctor to heal? First, we bring our burdens of sin. We are overwhelmed with fears, worries and doubts about our health, family, finances, job, tools, food and the future. We bring all these to Jesus.
How does Christ give us the promised rest? He cancels our debts of sins and relieves us once and for all from guilt. Sometimes He heals our bodies and finances. At other times, He gives us a supernatural perspective from which to view our woes. You may call this indepth perspective therapy. People go to the Shrines of Our Lady of Lourdes in France and Guadalupe in Mexico for physical healing. Many such people receive the indepth perspective therapy and decide to stay behind to minister to pilgrims sicker than themselves..
What yoke does Christ invite us to take upon ourselves? The yoke of Christ is the Gospel of Christ. The yoke of Christ is the Sermon on the Mount. Christ Himself says that this yoke is both easy and light. John the Apostle says that to keep the commandments is not burdensome. (1 John 5:3). Paul writes of the weight of glory that awaits us after some light suffering. (Romans 8: 18; 2 Corinthians 4: 17).
"Learn from me," pleads Christ. Christ is the Teacher and the Lesson. Learn to be with me. Learn to be like me.
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