Getting a sense of Jesus’ style “He will not contend or cry out, nor will his voice be heard in the streets. The bruised reed he will not crush; the smoldering wick he will not quench…” (Mt 12). In reading the Gospels it is very important to get a sense of Jesus’ style. Not only…
“My yoke is easy and my burden light” When Jesus says, “…my yoke is easy and my burden light,” (Mt 11) he is clearly saying that there is a yoke and a burden. What makes them easy and light? Some have said that the reason is the love with which they are given and received….
There is a war of liberation in our hearts “A new king who knew nothing of Joseph came to power in Egypt” (Ex 1). People have often been concerned about political tyranny. The ancient Jews resented Pharaoh; Jesus’ contemporaries resented the Romans. One of the ironies of our time is that peoples who have gained…