Have you ever noticed how many times you sing the word “Come” during the Christmas season?
Come, all you who labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
Lord Jesus,
During the Christmas season, we sing the word “Come”
several times a day (if we sing along with our playlists).
Why? Because of course, Christmas is about
your coming, God coming to earth as a human.
It’s about people seeing you, God-with-us,
knowing you are the Savior of the World
and inviting others to come and gaze on your beauty!
But perhaps most of all, Christmas is about
your compelling invitation to us:
“Come, all you who labor and are heavy-laden,
and I will give you rest.”
You, the Savior of the World
came to us so that you might invite us
to come to you.
You, the Savior of the World,
invite us to lay our heavy burdens,
the ones that weary us the most,
our sins and our futile attempts
to save ourselves,
on you.
You invite us to come
that you might give us rest.
You invite us to come
that you might give us
a different yoke,
a light yoke,
an easy burden.
You invite us to come,
that we might learn from you,
a gentle and lowly teacher
who transforms us
into gentle and lowly people.
Lord Jesus, may we hear and receive your invitation,
not only in this season,
but throughout our lives.
Amen.
Read Matthew 11:25-30.
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