Readings
I - Is. 26: 7-9, 12, 16-19
II - Mt. 11: 28 - 30
BECOME MEEK AND GENTLE
As followers of Christ, in carrying out his command of love: “love one another as I have loved you” (Jn. 13: 34) one may have to experience and endure sufferings, pain, tortures, isolations, misunderstanding, persecutions and setbacks. This is the yoke and the heavy burden encountered on account of Jesus. But there is always joy in this suffering because it is an expression of our love for Jesus who loved us to the point of giving his life for us. Anything done in and out of love is a burden that is light and easy. In today’s Gospel passage Jesus invites these his people to come and rest in his love that is comforting and consoling.
Jesus was a sign of contradiction to the upper class society. All good accomplished by him were undermined as violation of law. He was purposely underestimated in all his mighty works. But Jesus was unperturbed and went about doing good because he was gentle and humble. We will also be able to bear the burden on account of him and bear witness to his love, only if we are humble and gentle. Let us pray for this grace as we keep repeating this prayer throughout the day: “Gentle Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like yours”
