Just about everyone I know is tired at the moment. Change simply is tiring, and we have been through a lot of change over the last 10 weeks.

I know that I’m not at my best when I’m tired. So when we’re all tired at the same time, there is a particular need to be gentle with each other.

Jesus had a message for those who were tired. He invited them to come to him and be yoked with him (Matthew 11:28-30). This is a metaphor related to a common sight in Jesus’ time: two oxen with a wooden pole across their shoulders so they could pull a load together. Jesus invited people to walk beside him and let him share the load. There is a lot we could say about this picture, but today I just want us to notice that Jesus is gentle with us.

We’re all tired, we need to be gentle with each other and we need to remember Jesus’ gentleness towards us.