Sometimes the hardest truth to accept
is the simplest one:
we are not meant to do everything.
I was reminded of that this week
when Mass times shifted,
when responsibilities stretched,
and when both my pastor and my wife
looked at me with the same message—
spoken and unspoken.
“Deacon… it is not for you to do everything.”
And my wife’s quiet head‑shake
was the Amen that sealed it.
She sees the weight I carry—
caring for my mother,
working full‑time,
serving two churches,
leading prayer,
the constant reaching
to be present
wherever I can..
And I always tell her,
“If God wants me to do it,
He will give me a way.”
But Jesus adds something deeper.
He says the way He gives
is not more strength,
not more hours,
not more striving.
The way He gives
is rest.
Only God can give the justice,
the resurrection,
the peace
the human heart longs for—
and He gives them
by drawing us
into His own meek
and humble heart.
“Come to me,
all you who labor and are burdened…
and I will give you rest.”
Maybe the holiest act today
is letting go
of what God never asked us to carry. .
To take His yoke,
not every yoke.
To let His rest
become our strength.
Prayer
Lord Jesus,
Teach my heart to release
what is not mine to carry.
Draw me into Your meek and humble rest.
Let Your yoke be the only weight
upon my shoulders.
Give me the courage to lay down
every unnecessary burden.
And let Your peace become the strength
I live from each day.
Amen
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