I really love this passage of scripture (Matt 11:28-30) "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
I love this because it's so personal, so individual, so active. Here is what this passage implies to me:
- The Savior is already carrying our yoke or our burden. We sometimes think that we are carrying it alone. But if we even just acknowledge him as a possible partner, our burden will begin to be lighter.
- The Savior will give us rest. He will give us rest in the eternities by virtue of using his atonement. He will give us rest now by offering empathy, by offering ideas, by offering support spiritually through him and through other people he sends.
- If we take the yoke He is carrying AND learn of him we will find rest to our souls. He offers us his yoke. He offers to work with us. He offers to be our partner through all our burdens. He doesn't take away any yoke or burdens.
- We can still have rest WHILE carrying the yoke!
- He is meek and lowly in heart. He is a worker. He is not a dictator, magistrate or an aristocrat. He works WITH us. He is willing to share, to give and take. He won't tell us what to do, but help guide us.
- His yoke is easy and his burden is light. Why? Because he has done it all. He has experienced everything. Most things are easier the second time around. AND most things are easier when you have somebody helping.
What great imagery. I think I'm going to find a picture of a yoke and hang it in my house.
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