

Rhythm of Life
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Daily Gospel Reading
DECEMBER 9
Matthew 11:28-30
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
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Transcript
December 9, 2020
Soul Food + Soul Rest
How are you feeling today? Do you feel rested? Do you feel busy? Do you feel stressed? Do you feel anxious? Do you feel overwhelmed? A lot of people feel overwhelmed at this time. There's a lot going on in the world. There's a lot going on in our lives. And God doesn't want us to feel that way.
Today's reading is short. It's three lines, but it's so beautiful. Jesus says, "Come to me all you who labor and are heavy-burdened. Come to me. Bring me your burdens." He says, "I will give you rest." Do you need some rest? Who else is going to give you rest? He says, "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me." Learn from him. You've got to learn from him. "For I am gentle and humble of heart." Gentle and humble of heart. How many people do we meet and we think, wow, what a beautiful, gentle, humble person? And how often do we think to ourselves, okay, I want to be a gentle humble person? "And you will find rest for your souls. My yoke is easy and my burden is light."
Rest for your soul—a beautiful phrase. It's a beautiful idea, but it's more than that. It's a reality. We think about, okay, I'm tired. I need rest. We think about, okay, I'm hungry. I need to eat. We think a lot about our body. We don't spend nearly as much time as we should thinking about our soul. And so one of the big things that Jesus is reminding us here is that you've got a soul. You've got a soul. And your soul needs rest. Your soul needs rest. Where are you going to get that rest for your soul? How are you going to get that rest for your soul? It's different for different people at different times, right? Maybe you've got a quiet place. You sit down there, and you rest with God. You talk with God. Maybe there's somewhere you like to go and read the Bible and reflect on the Scriptures and talk to God about what he's saying to you through that. How do you find rest for your soul? Because your soul needs it. Your soul needs it. As much as your body needs rest and your body needs food, your soul needs food, and your soul needs rest. And Jesus is reminding us of that today. And he's reminding us what the difference is when we attend to it and when we don't. It's the difference between being heavy-burdened and having rest for our soul.
Do we want to feel burdened? Do we want to feel overwhelmed? Do we want to feel stressed? Do we want to feel anxious? Or do we want to feel at peace and that our souls are restful?
I know which one I want, but I don't always choose it. I choose busy a lot. I choose overwhelmed sometimes. I choose stress sometimes. And God is saying, "Well, let's think about it. You need time each day to rest your soul." He's saying, "Come to me. I'll help you with that." Jesus wants to help you with that.
Transcript (Español)
9 de diciembre, 2020
Alimento y descanso para el alma
¿Cómo te sientes hoy? ¿Te sientes descansado? ¿Te sientes muy ocupado? ¿estresado o ansioso? ¿Te sientes abrumado? Mucha gente se siente abrumada en estos momentos. Suceden muchas cosas en el mundo. Suceden muchas cosas en nuestra vida. Y Dios no quiere que nos sintamos así.
La lectura de hoy es corta. Son tres versículos, pero es tan bella. Jesús dice: «Vengan a mí los que van cansados y agobiados». Y añade: «Les daré descanso». ¿Necesitas descanso? ¿Quién más te va a dar descanso? Él dice: «Carguen con mi yugo y aprendan de mí». Aprende de él. Tienes que aprender de él. «…que soy paciente y humilde de corazón». Paciente y humilde de corazón. ¿Cuánta gente conocemos y pensamos: «¡Qué hermosa, gentil y humilde persona!»? ¿Y cuántas veces pensamos en que quiero ser una persona gentil y humilde? «…y sus almas encontrarán descanso. Pues mi yugo es fácil y mi carga liviana».
Descanso para tu alma, una hermosa frase. Es una idea hermosa, pero es más que eso. Es una realidad. Pensamos en que estoy cansado. Necesito descansar. Pensamos en que tengo hambre. Necesito comer. Pensamos mucho en nuestro cuerpo. No pasamos tanto tiempo como deberíamos pensando en nuestra alma. Y entonces una de las cosas más importantes que Jesús nos recuerda aquí es que tienes alma. Tienes alma. Y tu alma necesita descansar. Tu alma necesita descansar. ¿Dónde vas a conseguir ese descanso para tu alma? ¿Cómo vas a conseguir ese descanso para tu alma? La respuesta es diferente para diferentes personas en diferentes momentos, ¿verdad? Tal vez tengas un lugar tranquilo. Te sientas allí y descansas con Dios. Hablas con Dios. Tal vez haya un lugar donde te guste leer la Biblia y reflexionar sobre las Escrituras y hablar con Dios sobre lo que te está diciendo a través de ese pasaje. ¿Cómo encuentras descanso para tu alma? Porque tu alma lo necesita. Tu alma lo necesita. De la misma manera en que tu cuerpo necesita descanso y alimento, tu alma necesita alimentarse y descansar. Y Jesús nos lo está recordando hoy. Nos recuerda la diferencia entre cuando lo hacemos y cuando no. Es la diferencia entre andar agobiado y gozar de reposo en nuestra alma.
¿Queremos sentirnos agobiados? ¿Queremos sentirnos abrumados? ¿Queremos sentirnos estresados? ¿Queremos sentirnos ansiosos? ¿O queremos sentirnos en paz y gozar de reposo en nuestra alma?
Sé qué quiero yo, pero no siempre lo elijo. Elijo estar muy ocupado. A veces elijo estar abrumado. De vez en cuando elijo el estrés. Y Dios te dice: –Bueno, piénsalo. Necesitas tiempo a diario para reposar tu alma. Él está diciéndote: –Ven a mí. Te ayudaré con eso. Jesús quiere ayudarte con eso.