“Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.’
(Matthew 11:25-28)
Jesus comes into the world to fulfil the plan of the Father and he reveals the Trinitarian relationship with the Father, drawing us into an interior relationship with Him. In giving himself completely to the Father, Jesus wants to show us the Father’s love and that it is through him that we are God’s adopted children, and calls us dwell in the mystery of this compassionate love ‘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.’ (Matthew 11:28-30)
Jesus invites us to come to Him just as we are. He loves us unconditionally – more than we could ever imagine. He recognises the busyness of our lives, how we labour and are overburdened and draws us into his loving and gentle presence. He wants to listen to all of our troubles, and assures us that his yoke is easy and his burden is light. When we spend time with Jesus we find rest for our souls. He speaks to us in the silence of our hearts and gives us inner peace. We can rest in his presence and speak with him as we would with any friend, sharing our joys, our struggles, our hopes, and our fears. He never grows tired of listening to us and constantly renews us with the gift of his love. Jesus is always present with us on life’s journey, wherever we go and whatever happens; and he wants to bless us as we draw closer to him.
