We all carry burdens.
Another friend is struggling in so many ways... his wife has Huntington's and he just lost his income.
Another friend is facing family struggles and yet she feels she can't really open up about the issues to anyone.
I have given two mirrors away in the last month. This is significant only because the pocket mirrors I had contained the number of a hotline for abused women to call if they were in trouble. I had held on to those mirrors for 6 months waiting for the right person to give them to and then gave 2 away within days of each other.
Another friend misses her husband dearly as he is overseas.
Another friend is concerned for the safety of his son who just reenlisted and went back to the front lines.
Some carry only their own burdens and my heart hurts all the more for those people because when I am only carrying my burdens, I often forget to share them with Christ. And when I am not sharing the burdens of others, mine seem magnified. The more I pray for my friends and the more I find little ways to help carry their burdens, the lighter mine become.(#32)
Maybe that's why Jesus said in Matthew 11:28-30, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
And in Galatians 6:2 the Bible says, "Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
