Daily Word Of God
Matthew 11:28-30
Jesus exclaimed: ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
‘Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’
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Today's Pointers on God's Word
As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?
- A yoke on an oxen is a burden and yet Jesus tells His listeners that “His yoke is easy and His burden light”.
- Jesus’ yoke of love is easy because (i) true love of others springs from God’s love for us, and (ii) it is Jesus Himself Who shares the load with us.
- In this Gospel passage, Jesus mentions “rest” twice. He tells His listeners that they will find rest when they shoulder His yoke. May our souls find true rest in God alone.