Finding rest

Jesus said to the crowds: “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 yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” So I looked up the biblical meaning of yoke to make some sense of today's scripture reading. Back in biblical times, farmers used to join the young ox with the old experienced ox with a bar of wood to train the young one. The old ox did most of the work while the young one pretty much went along for the ride. So Jesus is inviting us to join ourselves to Him, to connect with the Divine Presence and let Him do the heavy lifting. How was this true for me today? It's been a busy week. Our Clinical Psychologist has been on ed leave so I've been covering her responsibilities in our chronic pain group classes. It's something I really enjoy - a nice break from what I usually do (teaching meditation and gentle yoga or Tai Chi), but it's also been wearing me down. I put a lot of effort into my lessons and by the third day(today) I WAS TIRED. I didn't have a lot of time to prepare for today's groups so I had to do the best I could with what I had - I trusted God to find just the right lessons from my files (and Youtube of all places) And we ended up having some heartfelt discussions about happiness, stress management, and exploring all of the resources that are available to us if we are willing to look for them. By "letting go and letting God" I was able to lighten the load for myself.