In [Matthew's gospel], did you notice the words, learn from me? That’s an important thing to consider right there – for a way out, or a way to handle the unrelenting stress and fatigue in our lives better. People can feel trapped in a job or lifestyle that is draining their energy and joy in living. But Jesus offers us a way out, or at least a way to handle our lives better. We can learn what to do about our stress and fatigue by looking at Jesus’s own life. […] Don’t we all see [a] deep-down sense of rest, refreshment, peace, and healing?
Why do we struggle alone with so many things? We often do, though. We forget to pray. We forget to turn to Jesus and give him our cares and concerns, our worries, our problems, our heartaches. We carry them like heavy weights sometimes, disturbing the peace of our hearts.
Jesus said in the gospel, learn from me, and this is such excellent advice. Jesus’s life was founded in prayer, which helped him to form a deep bond of love with his Father. We, too, need to revive our prayer life. In a single moment God can impart the grace that we need to handle the things that cause us the most heartache, if we only give him half a chance.
Grace is such a beautiful gift. Everything else in life is such a struggle sometimes, such a difficult yoke to bear. But grace transcends everything, solving problems, healing us and bringing such a dee- down sense of peace. Grace is as light as air.
Christ’s yoke is easy. The challenging part is learning from him.
--Laura Kazlas
Image source: Maria Lang, My Yoke Is Easy, http://marialang.net/my-yoke-is-easy/
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