The Words "Come to Me" are an invitation into the Divinity of Christ

The Words “Come to Me” are an invitation into the Divinity of Christ

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart;  and you will find rest for yourselves.  For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”  (Mt 11: 28 - 30).

There may be times when some of the phrases Jesus spoke can be understood as having a deep compassion from the Lord.  To think that God would send his Son to just speak good thoughts that call us to listen and then forget them is far away from their meaning.  

Christ is the Word of God that penetrates our sense of feeling, a type of love that goes beyond the image of physical attributes; it is a knowledge of understanding that can only come through the Holy Spirit’s presence that will never leave you.  It is the same essence that we all will know when our eternal lives become a reality once we leave this world to be with Almighty God forever.

The yoke of being coupled with one another goes beyond sharing the load we all must work at; it is being connected to God in a way that supersedes any human attempt of walking alone.  We can be reminded of the poetic script that said, “Lord, I thought you said you’d always be with me but as we walked along the sandy shore I saw only one pair of footprints.”  Jesus responded; “that is when I picked you up and placed you on my shoulders as you were too weak to go any further.”   “Footprints in the sand!”  

One may say that this article is about the life we all will be looking for in heaven.  That is exactly what I am pointing out since what we do while still here on the earth will follow us into eternity.  Loving your neighbor as yourself!  You’ll also love them in heaven.  Only those who do not love them will need not worry; because you will not be there.

Christ died out of love for us, while we were still “enemies.”  The Lord asks us to love as he does, even our enemies, to make ourselves the neighbor of those farthest away, and to love children and the poor as Christ himself.  (CCC 1825).

The right to the communication of the truth is not unconditional.  Everyone must conform his life to the Gospel precept of fraternal love.  This requires us in concrete situations to judge whether or not it is appropriate to reveal the truth to someone who asks for it.  (CCC 2488).

“Come to me” for I am humble and meek like the Lamb that I am!

Ralph B. Hathaway