"Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest, says the Lord." (Matthew 11:28).
The invitation "come to me" puts us on the reminder that, man by nature is solely dependent on God, whom we live, move and have our beings. Man right from moment of creation has been fragile, weak and insufficient in his dealing; on account of this shortcomings that Christ invites us to follow Him, so that we may be equipped and comforted in our distress.
Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest, says the Lord." (Matthew 11:28).
The burden of life is so severe that, we on ourselves cannot bear it alone. We need the grace of God to urges us on.
On the other hand, the Psalmist in its response reeechoed God's love and mercy upon us saying:
"The Lord looked down from heaven to the earth." (Psalm 102:20b).
His paternal gesture upon us gives us hope amidst distress, peace of mind in our discomfort and joy in sadness.
Beloved in Christ, as you are setting out this morning, present before Him who knows it all your cares and worries. Let us be reminded that, God who created us without us, cannot save us with us as rightly puts by St. Augustine.
Therefore, let us build up our faith and trust solely on Him, He will never fail us. Peace! Be with you.
Let us pray
Almighty and eternal God, we are grateful to You for the wonders of creation. We beseech Thee, O! Lord to give us the grace to come in terms with our weaknesses, while relying on You as the source of our strength. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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