“My yoke is easy and my burden is light...”

I was walking in to work this morning, or hobbling in, as I do most mornings, from the parking deck to my office. I carry a huge purse (have you seen the preview from one of the new cable network shows, where one woman asks her friend, “Is that a purse or housing for a family of four?”)…I love that line…yeah, well you get the idea! Also, I carry a giant black tote bag. That’s my brain…one planner with the bills I owe, one planner with my 11-year old son’s schedule (school events, practices, games, etc.), and miscellaneous work stuff that I generally wag home to do at night, then wag back to work the next morning, ‘cause I never got around to it. Surely I’m not the only one who operates that way. Oh, and I forgot to mention my food…all my rice diet stuff…rice, veggies, fruit, diet sodas, etc. Surely my stuff weighs nearly as much as a yearling calf! Anyway, that’s the reason for the hobbling (struggling under the great weight of all the stuff that accompanies me to work and back each day).

As I’m thinking, “just a few more steps to the door…just a few more steps to the elevator…just a few more steps to my office…” it hits me! We get just as weighed down by our spiritual burdens as our physical ones, just like that tacky old black bag. I’m sure my worries weigh just as much as the stuff I carry in and out each day. And I always carry those concerns around like contingency plans...the ones that I just might need to think about tonight, or tomorrow morning, or next week.

I really NEED to leave some of that stuff behind. I just need to tell my Father that I need His help carrying things, then load Him up in prayer…and then let Him lift them from me. I think I’ll shoot for that…I’ll probably keep carrying my food, tho…

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Matthew 11:28-30