"Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am meek and humble of heart;
and you will find rest for yourselves." Matthew 11:29
Pride is the jailer of the heart, never letting it rest or sleep, always prodding with snide remarks and sneers, binding dreams in chains. Pride seeks to place our priorities on money and power; it seeks to have every thought, every action, every relationship, focused on self. How exhausting!! It is no wonder we are so burdened. Jesus teaches us the secret to carrying His yoke: humility. As soon as we place others before ourselves and lay down our lives at the service of our Lord, we find a huge weight lifted. We look up out from ourselves to find the world, His creation, breathing His majesty and love. We see that the world does not revolve around us, does not depend on us to have meaning or sustenance. When we can accept with humility that we are nothing, His voice calls to us through creation: "Talitha koum! For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, plans for your welfare, not for woe! plans to give you a future full of hope." (Mark 5:41; Jeremiah 29:11) and we find rest. Oh how peacefully the humble heart rests!!
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