"My yoke is easy..."
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As Alanis Morrisette would say, "Isn't it ironic?"
The gospel text this week, for those of us who follow the lectionary, is Matthew 11: 25-30.
Immense human tragedy has happened this week in my little corner of the universe. One whole family--wiped out in an instant (father, mother, two pre-teen daughters). One family--facing the death by excruciating inches of a beloved mother and grandmother. One family--facing the serious life-threatening illness of a matriarch. One family--facing the sudden death of a beloved daughter-in-law. One family--facing the iminent death of a father-in-law.
That's all in my little 140-ish member congregation, folks!
"Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, adn you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." NRSV
I got nothin'...
The gospel text this week, for those of us who follow the lectionary, is Matthew 11: 25-30.
Immense human tragedy has happened this week in my little corner of the universe. One whole family--wiped out in an instant (father, mother, two pre-teen daughters). One family--facing the death by excruciating inches of a beloved mother and grandmother. One family--facing the serious life-threatening illness of a matriarch. One family--facing the sudden death of a beloved daughter-in-law. One family--facing the iminent death of a father-in-law.
That's all in my little 140-ish member congregation, folks!
"Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, adn you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." NRSV
I got nothin'...
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