Thursday of week 15 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Matthew 11:28-30
“Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest”. These words are always consoling at the end of a busy day or busy week. Jesus is calling us to rest. Jesus is calling us because He is seeing our labour, our burdens and how much we are fatigued. This very thought is consoling. Often our labour and hard-work are unnoticed by others. But there is Jesus who sees that and not just sees and recognises but He is promising us rest. The rest He promises is the rest we can enjoy if we learn from him. This rest is a rest that comes from shouldering His yoke. His yoke is being humble in heart. When we are humble we find rest. We are restless because we are not humble at heart. When we have our yoke on our shoulders, that is heavy because it’s the heaviness of our ego. But the yoke of Jesus is easy and light because it’s about being selfless. When we are not selfish, all our burdens become light and easy. This we have to recognise. That is what Jesus is asking us to learn from Him. Let’s reflect: Am I aware that I can enjoy the rest which Jesus promised, by only becoming more humble?
Thursday 18 July
