Recently, I was looking through some of my class work from the seminary. I came across a paper that I wrote. I remembered what it was like when I wrote that paper. I had an early start and it seemed to be going well. However, I had other classwork, duties, and responsibilities that led me to pause my work on the paper. Later, I tried to work on it some more, but I wasn’t getting anywhere. I spent many hours laboring on it with very little to show for it. I was frustrated and confused why I seemed to have a writer’s block. The paper seemed to be such a burden to me, so much so, that I avoided working on it. When the due date was near, I couldn’t avoid it any longer, so I tried to work on it again, but continued to struggle.
Didn’t Jesus say, “my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” Why was it so hard to write this paper then? Why is following Jesus through His Church hard sometimes if He says it is easy? Why do we find it hard to avoid sin if the burden of being His follower is supposed to be light?
Listen to my homily for answers to these questions!
Readings: ZEC 9:9-10; PS 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14; ROM 8:9, 11-13; MT 11:25-30
Key Themes: Relying on Jesus, yoked, not doing it alone, with Jesus
Photo by Josh Applegate on Unsplash
Cover of the Paper I spoke about in my Homily
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