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On this 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we hear Jesus tell us:
“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 your selves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light” (Matthew 11: 28-30).
I love this passage, for it shows such love, compassion, sensitivity, and wisdom of Jesus. If you look closely at the passage, you’ll realize it applies to all of us. Do you know anyone who has no burdens in this life? Neither do I! Therefore, Jesus’ command to come to Him is for “all,” and “all” means “all.”
Unfortunately, though, there have always been “Christians” who distain Jesus’ command to come to Him. They have made it their mission to prevent others from coming to Jesus as he commanded. Through the centuries, they have come up with a variety of reasons why people should be prevented to coming to Jesus. In Catholic Christianity, for example, there have been, and are even today, people who try to prevent people from coming to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament because of their gender, sexual orientation, political affiliation, legal status, clothing, skin color, ethnicity, or whatever. For those who actively try to prevent others from coming to Jesus, I simply ask, “What part of ‘all’ don’t you understand?”
