Matthew 11:29-30
29 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. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is
light.”
Reflection: One of the
common rituals of Lent is to give up or fast from something. In fact this year
the Pope asked all Christians to give up our indifference of others for Lent.
But if we look at the things we typically give up they are things we should
probably get rid of from our lives once and for all. A neat way to think about
this is to go and look at the clothes in your closet. Are there things that do
not fit you right, are damaged, or that you just don’t wear anymore? We have
many things in our lives that are just like these old clothes. They may have fit at one point and may have
proved useful for the time, but now they only serve to take space in our lives
that should be for God. You see that through our walk with Jesus we are given a
new wardrobe, Christ. We are called to put on Christ and to get rid of the old
stuff not just for a season but for life. What things in your life need to be
given away so you can put on Christ?
