After Matthew 11:28-30
We begin with rest,
rest from labor, rest
from burdens born.
We seek and find
rest for our weariness.
Then we take a yoke,
lightly placed, but a yoke
nonetheless, born like
he bears it, carried
with gentleness, with
humility, a servant’s heart.
Bearing this yoke leads
to rest for our souls,
a relief from turmoil,
a relief of the burdens
carried by our souls.
This yoke is easy,
this yoke is light.
Photograph by Reign Abarintos via Unsplash. Used with permission.
Some Friday Readings
California Son: On the Patron Saint of Lost Western People – Paul Kingsnorth at The Abbey of Misrule.
Sheep and Lambs – poem by Katharine Tynan at Kingdom Poets (D.S. Martin).
Reflections on the Catechism: The Old Covenant – Dan King at Bibledude.
Has the Decline of U.S. Christianity Finally Stopped? – Joe Carter at The Gospel Coalition.
And the Peace of God – poem by Daye Phillippo at Rabbit Room Poetry.
1 comment:
Amen, Glynn! His yoke is light, and we, too, should bear it with a servant's heart.
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