Romans 7:15-25a • I do not do the good I want to do.
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 • My yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Emilie M. Townes, a theologian, believes that the discipleship that Jesus is inviting us to in the passage from Matthew “requires that we stretch into our ministries by focusing on his message and realizing that we will find rest for carrying the burden of the gospel by living out the unique mission to which Jesus calls each of us.” If we heed Paul’s warning and turn from our self-centeredness to God-centeredness how will the pain and burden of our lives be transformed?