Read It:
Jesus said to the crowds:
"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am meek and humble of heart;
and you will find rest for yourselves.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."
"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am meek and humble of heart;
and you will find rest for yourselves.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."
Reflect on It:
It is in Sweet Jesus that we find our rest. He helps us to carry our crosses daily. His yoke is easy and his burden light. Recently, our bishop, Bishop Paul S. Loverde, dedicated the Diocese to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and several weeks later, all of the parishes in the diocese did the same thing, dedicating their individual parishes to the Sacred Heart. I love this image. Sweet Jesus gives us rest. Crawl up in that big ol' loving heart of his and rest. In His heart we find love and joy and peace and hope (the four themes of Advent). Today, rest in Him, knowing that Jesus always fashions our crosses to fit us specifically and that no yoke or burden is too hard for him to carry!
Pray about It:
Sweet Jesus, I want to rest in you. Help me today to place all of my burdens and distraction into your Sacred Heart so that I might be ready for you in just a few weeks. I love you, Lord. Help me to love you more and more each day. Amen.
Live It! Challenge: Make a list of five distractions that are bothering you right now, right them down and give them to the Lord.
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