Advent: Week 2: Wednesday: Year B:
1st Reading: Isaiah 40: 25- 31: The Lord Almighty gives strength to
the wearied.
Gospel: Matthew: 11: 28- 30: Come to me all who labour.
The Great Invitation has given to this generation:
Jesus
points two pictures in this passage. One is the extreme weariness and the other is extreme pleasure. His invitation is open to all to experience his
true joy and peace and offering so much to those who are over burdened and
wearied in this busy world.
1. The first great invitation to this
generation is “Come to Me.”:
a.
Who is to come? The weary and the burdened,
exhausted and despairing, extremely tired and weighed down, ready to stop and
collapse.
b.
Why
should the weary and the heavy laden come to Christ? He will give them rest of
true peace, joy and happiness.
c.
What
are the conditions for receiving this rest? There is only one condition that
he/she must come to Christ.
2. The second great invitation to this
generation is, “take my yoke upon you and learn from me.”
a.
Why
should a person take up the yoke of Christ? Why should a person learn from
Christ? There are three reasons:
i.
Jesus
Christ is gentle and humble.
ii.
We
will find rest. Cf. Hebrews 4: 1-13.
iii.
Christ’s
yoke is easy and his burden is light. The yoke refers to person’s life and task
while on earth. The word “easy” (chrestos) can mean well-fitting. Christ is
saying that his yoke is his life and task, are fitted to a person to live with
Christ.
b.
What
are the conditions for finding this rest? Only one condition that the person
must come to the Lord and learn of him how to live and labour under his
leadership, guidance, direction and care on earth.
Thought: Jesus
Christ is gentle and humble. He cares and looks after us. He is concerned and
compassionate to us at all time with an unconditional love and care.
Come, all you who
are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk. (Isaiah 55: 1).
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