But what about today?
Are happiness
And peace of mind
Or patience
Or the fruit of being kind
Easy?
Even though
We plead with God
To grant these very things?
Or have you ever sighed
And wondered why
Your search
For spiritual rest
Seems so laborious?
If talking the talk
Is a walk in the park,
But walking the walk
Can wear you out,
Then perhaps it is time
To redefine
What Jesus meant
When He said,
"Come unto Me,
All you 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."Matthew 11:28-30
Easy?
Some say
This is just a relative term,
And that serving Him
Is simply easier
Than having
A guilty conscience
Haunt us all the day.
Others
Insist the yoke is tandem,
Like a bicycle
Built for two,
Easy to ride
As long as we let the Lord
Pump the peddles
On the hills.
And while