In Sunday gospel (Matthew 11:28-30) Jesus says:

‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’

How beautiful and suitable are these words from God at the beginning of the holiday.  The last few months were overwhelming for many of us. Our life under pandemic restrictions was very different from normal times. Many people lost their job, taking care of families became more challenging etc. Life is going slowly back to normal – happily.

Jesus invites us in the Gospel to come to Him with all fear and anxiety, trouble and problems and He will give us rest. He can help us to transform our burdens into labours of love. There's a beautiful story which shows that this can transform drudgery into a labour of love. Someone, seeing a lad carrying his young brother on his back, sympathetically remarked, "That's a heavy load you're carrying." To which the lad replied, "That's not a load; that's my little brother!" That came from the heart and was, indeed, a labour of love!

Wishing all of you blessed and wonderful days during the holiday time. May our Lord Jesus Christ be with you and your families more than the weather, more than the sunshine, more than the cool temperature or the breeze. 

Sr Milla