Jesus says to us in today’s
Gospel, Mt. 11: 28-30, “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I
will give you rest….”
I got up this morning
dragging, feeling tired, longing for a day off, wanting a respite. I struggled
with these tired feelings and the request to surrender part of this coming
weekend to a community outing to benefit another member of my religious community. My insides were saying: “No, I have nothing
more to give, I have too much work to do, I haven’t caught up from being away
from my desk most of June, I need the weekend just for me.” I then decided to take today off, go for spiritual
direction, cook for the Sisters with whom I live (it’s my turn), keep a
scheduled dental appointment and spend the rest of the day relaxing!
I spent the hour of
prayer in silent gazing upon Christ, surrendering my burdens to Him. Whenever
my mind wandered, I’d gently came back to the passage and heard Jesus saying to
me: “I will give you rest.” I rose from that hour of prayer refreshed, ready to
go!
To whom to you take your
burdens? And how to you listen to your tired body?
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