The Gospel of the Lord

I Give You Everything, I Trust in You

My good Jesus, I am tired. And overwhelmed. So many things weigh on me. There is so much I do not understand. Many things hurt me, I struggle to accept them, they seem unfair. And there are so many moments when I fail to love, to excuse… I rebel, I get angry.

You tell me that, to resolve this, I should come to you. And that I should take your yoke. The yoke — like the one for oxen? You say yes, because the yoke makes us walk together with you. With the yoke, we do not separate from you, and you carry most of the weight. But I must allow myself to be led.

And you tell me to learn from you, for you are gentle and humble of heart. To find relief from all this burden, must I become humble? You say yes. That I am overwhelmed because I think too much about myself — what I need, what others do to me, what I deserve… You tell me to stop looking at myself and to look only at you. You give yourself without asking anything in return. You excuse, you embrace, you look at the suffering of others rather than your own. And you trust completely in your Father.

Lord, help me to stop looking at myself and to look at you. To see you in my neighbour. And to entrust everything to you. I give myself, and the rest I leave in your hands.

Thank you, my Jesus.

Brought Down to Married Life

Martha: I am exhausted. I cannot go on. And these past few days you have not stopped complaining about your work. I also have a thousand problems.

Samuel: Can you not put yourself in my place? Nothing is going right for me.

Martha: And do you ask me about my things? Or do you only care about yours? I also have difficult days at work, you know.

(After praying about it and placing it in the Lord’s hands)

Samuel: Martha, forgive me. Jesus tells us, in the face of our burdens, to be humble. And I have realised that I was not being humble. I see my problems as if they were the greatest in the world. I have only been looking at myself. I mistrust, I rely on no one. Christ wants me to stand in truth and to trust in him. To do what is in my hands and leave the rest in his.

Martha: Forgive me as well. I suffer when I see you struggling. Please, rest in the Lord and in me.

Samuel: Yes. I cannot do this alone. I am going to place myself completely in the Lord’s hands. And that means placing myself in yours. I will truly listen to you. I know that if I listen to you and do what you say, the Lord will be able to work in us. At home, I will begin by focusing on you. Let the Lord take care of what I cannot reach.

Mother,

Help me to grow in humility. May I stop looking at myself and look to you and to your Son, models of humility.
Thank you, Mother. Blessed and praised be God.