Homily for Wednesday of the Second Week
of Advent (II) (9th December, 2015) on the Gospel
Is 40:25-31;
Ps 102:1-4.8.10 (R. v.1)Matt 11:28-30.
Topic: Come to me, (Matt 11:28).
In today’s gospel, Jesus asks all who are weary and are
carrying heavy burdens to come to Him and have rest. The gospel reads further:
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is
light” (Matt 11:29-30).
The book of Lamentations is unambiguous that what brings
about true heavy burdens is sin, cf. Lam
1:14; cf. Hos 11:7. Hence Saint Paul
admonishes us not to submit again to the yoke of sin, cf. Gal 5:1. The book of Lamentation reads further: “With a yoke on our
necks we are hard driven; we are weary, we are given no rest” (Lam 5:5).
God asks us in today’s gospel to come to Him and have the troubling
and tiring yokes removed from us, cf. Nah
1:13. We are left with two options – either to go to God and be freed or remain
with our heavy burdens.
Bible Reading: Nah 1:12-15.
Thought for today: Are you under any yoke?
Let us pray: God, help us to be free as your
children – Amen.
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