Come
Come to Me, Jesus said.
Not to a religion but to Himself; come to a “Person”–
To the Son of Man.
Come
Move from where you are at.
Move from your stagnation, self pity or despair and come.
That’s all He asks–and He will do the rest.
Come to Me
All who are weary
Weary of your job? Weary of being a mother? A wife?
Weary of the world’s system? Weary of the demands of your
Religion? It’s rules and regulations? Weary of all your obligations?
Come to Me
All who are
Weary and heavy laden
Worried? Distressed? Exhausted? Come.
Come to Me
All who are weary and heavy laden
And I will give you Rest.
Rest. This rest is primarily for your soul but this rest
Will relieve your mental and emotional anguish too.
Come to me
All who are weary and heavy laden
And I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you.
Get in step with Me, He asks gently, get in step with me–
As two cows or oxen would take the yoke across the shoulders
To pound out the grain as they walked in circles for the farmer.
Walk in step with Jesus, look over at gentle Jesus
Who will guide you in every step of life
Take My Yoke upon you
And Learn from Me
For I am Gentle and Humble in heart.
What does He demand from us but complete child-like trust?
There are no rules for Sunday or early morning prayer.
He only asks us to keep step with Him.
And He does not hurry.
Learn from Me, Jesus says,
for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and you shall find rest for your souls.
My soul! Oh, my soul! Rest in Jesus Christ. As we walk–
He does all the work–we just hug tight to His side.
He’ll stop sometimes and we will rest.
We will not run.
You shall find rest
For your souls.
No more working toward perfection.
No more trying to be good enough, not for Him or anyone else.
Rest in what He provides.
Everything.
Take my yoke and
Learn from Me,
For I am gentle
And humble in heart,
And You shall find rest for your souls for…
My yoke is EASY and my load is LIGHT.
Matthew 11:28-30
With commentary by Lori Younker
