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Jesus Promises Us Rest (and an Easy Yoke)
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(The meditation on Matthew 11:28-29 begins at 6:42.)
One of the many literary devices Jesus uses is paradox, as when we offers the weary and burdened rest--by bearing his yoke.
Bearing the yoke of Jesus means surrendering our freedom to say and do what we want. It means never committing to things before a chat with him. It means checking in to make sure that we are indeed doing things in his way--for he always has a surprisingly better way of doing things!
Jesus specifically promises us rest if we learn gentleness and humility from him. And that does not come from willpower or behaviour modification. It is a fruit of the seed of the Spirit within us.
Jesus considered the Spirit's power so essential that after commissioning his disciples to the greatest of tasks: to preach the Gospel to all nations, he told them to remain exactly where they were until they were clothed with "power from on high." The Spirit's power--that is our hope for the personality and character change to become gentle and humble, as Jesus described himself, and so find rest for our souls.
My memoir: Rosaries, Reading, Secrets: A Catholic Childhood in India UK USA
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1. Jesus Promises Us Rest (and an Easy Yoke) (00:00:00)
2. Meditation on Matthew 11:28-29 (00:06:42)
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