tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.comments2023-08-28T04:03:15.943-05:00The Yoke of ChristBr. Francis de Sales Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10434126892994759534noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-16656823108819293812018-08-13T13:52:54.170-05:002018-08-13T13:52:54.170-05:00Thank you Carol.
Glad you had the opportunity to ...Thank you Carol.<br /><br />Glad you had the opportunity to visit Annecy. Maybe one day, I will return. If I could read French, I may have bought out their gift shop! Happy translating!<br /><br />PAX<br />Br. FrancisBr. Francis de Sales Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434126892994759534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-76985347262536913642018-07-15T01:21:50.245-05:002018-07-15T01:21:50.245-05:00Thank you for this. Just visited la Basilique de l...Thank you for this. Just visited la Basilique de la Visitation in Annecy, but know very little about St. Francis de Sales and nothing about Ste. Jeanne de Chantal. Bought a book in French about him; now wish I had book the companion book about her, too. Will take me a year to go through the 82-page book translating.<br />Now want to know about them both, having seen where their remains are.<br />Such a friendly sister at the shop! Shining love.<br /><br />Thank you for leaving this up on the net, too. One never knows who will see it 8 years later...<br />Sincerely,<br />Carol AdeneyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17402193888523827573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-17058213852566209232017-12-13T03:09:10.866-06:002017-12-13T03:09:10.866-06:00The yoke has to be placed evenly otherwise the ani...The yoke has to be placed evenly otherwise the animal will be drawn off course. <br /><br />So the yoke could mean rightly dividing the word of truth in balancing the word of God. <br />An example of what I am saying is this, Many church people separate themselves away from the very people that need their help. Don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t curse, don’t swear and take what St Paul said in 2 Cor 6 literally and separate themselves and keep aloof from everyone else, but that needs to be balanced with what Jude said in his letter that ‘when there are some to be saved from the fire, pull them out; but there are others to whom you must be kind with great caution’. <br />Likewise there are some churches that are based on one scripture like mustard seed faith churches, yet Jesus rebuked his disciples for their little faith. So it's always good to halt at the crossroads and look back to the church fathers and let the Holy Spirit guide us 'into all the truth' so that we don't veer off and wreck our faith.From Milk to Meathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905866164769602993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-46829414711879529422017-09-08T13:07:53.164-05:002017-09-08T13:07:53.164-05:00This scripture brought me here: Where there are no...This scripture brought me here: Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests. Proverbs 14:4<br /><br />My interpretation, which may be way off, is that if Christ cannot help us to bear the load then there is no need for a Savior. And thanks to Him and His ability to help us day to day then there are abundant harvests of believers. Your thought?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509609453244639685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-80134131571354307282016-08-19T20:22:43.041-05:002016-08-19T20:22:43.041-05:00How do we respond to Jesus' invitation in our ...How do we respond to Jesus' invitation in our time and circumstances?....you asked.<br /><br />Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday and today and forever.<br />Thus the response He seeks from us is not affected by the 21st century ways and circumstances.<br /><br />To be led of the Spirit and be "sons of God" (Rom 8:14), we begin by obeying Acts 2:38 "Repent, and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." One then fulfills John 1:13 "Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." With the following result (Mark 16:15-20) - the God-given I.D. of an anointed one(Christian Acts11:26)<br />In John 3:3-8 Jesus taught that one "cannot see" and one "cannot enter" the kingdom of God w/o being "born again". He also taught in John 4:21-24 that "the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth".<br />Paul the apostle taught in 1 Cor. 14:2 .."for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries" and in verse 14 "For if I pray in an (unknown) tongue my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful". Verse 15 goes on to teach that there are two ways to pray - in the understanding and in the spirit - with Jesus indicating which is required by God from His true worshippers!<br />Acts 19:1-7 teaches about the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins and the need to receive the Holy Spirit with the sign designated by the Father. This ties in with Acts 10 and 11 about the conversion of Cornelius the Gentile (pls note 10:44-48 and 11:14-18) which ties in with Isaiah 28:11,12 "for with stammering lips and another tongue will He speak to this people. To whom He said, THIS (my emphasis) is the rest [wherewith] ye may cause the weary to rest; and THIS is the refreshing: yet they would not hear."<br />Then we are given the rest promised in Matt 11:28. We will only start to "find rest unto your souls" when we begin to take HIS yoke, when we begin to "learn of" Him.<br />Upon obeying His commandments 32 years ago I was given that rest and am privileged to be walking in that Rest and that Refreshing (Heb 4:5-12).<br />From one who was at the point of becoming an atheist as I was so disillusioned and sceptical with what christianity (as I knew it then) offered and I did not want to live the rest of my days a hypocrite. I pray each reader will find it in themselves to put aside their own thoughts and truly follow Christ. Isa.58:8 "for My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the LORD".Believerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385597443605173538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-80875622528908213242016-01-30T08:17:59.031-06:002016-01-30T08:17:59.031-06:00Yes, absolutely, Michael! Thanks.
The question fo...Yes, absolutely, Michael! Thanks.<br /><br />The question for us is: "How do we respond to Jesus' invitation in our own time and circumstances?"<br /><br />PAX<br />Br. FrancisBr. Francis de Sales Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434126892994759534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-63058408241180679882016-01-27T07:18:15.333-06:002016-01-27T07:18:15.333-06:00The Pharisees had all these rules and regulations ...The Pharisees had all these rules and regulations over 300. Christ took the Ten Commandments and made them two. Christ was in constant conflict with the Pharisees, from stripping grain on the Sabbath ,healing the sick on the Sabbath ,so taking his yoke upon you was much easier than the phariseeical laws.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11420191635802476085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-89350526908948012232015-12-12T19:28:54.381-06:002015-12-12T19:28:54.381-06:00Thank you, Cecily,
May the gift of your imaginati...Thank you, Cecily,<br /><br />May the gift of your imagination draw forth the image of Christ as he refashions hearts throughout the world. A blessed Advent to you.<br /><br />PAX<br />Br. FrancisBr. Francis de Sales Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434126892994759534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-48790238600635959022015-12-11T18:34:05.323-06:002015-12-11T18:34:05.323-06:00Dear Brother Francis,
You may be interested in my...Dear Brother Francis,<br /><br />You may be interested in my experience with your blogspot. I am an artist, and this Advent have found it helpful to create an image each day from the readings given at Catholic Online.<br /><br />The effort has been helpful: the images I am drawn to celebrate the bringing of life and harvest to the world-- the flowering of the wilderness, the joy of expectancy. <br /><br />But when I came to the reading for the ninth (?) day, I was troubled by my image. Returning to it this afternoon, I decided to re-do it.<br /><br />The text was Matthew 11:28. My drawing showed a single yoke and the figure in it is crucified on a St Andrew's cross. I've no idea how that came about: intuition leads my digital brush.<br /><br />You can imagine how interested I was when I googled Yoke > Christian Yoke, and found myself at your blogspot. Thank you, Brother Francis. A blessed Advebt season to you!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530555457021912204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-13060424099324188592015-12-01T13:17:48.993-06:002015-12-01T13:17:48.993-06:00Thank you, Susan.
You ask a very difficult questi...Thank you, Susan.<br /><br />You ask a very difficult question--one that goes to the very heart of the Christian life and has been pondered for 2,000 years by theologians, philosophers, academics, authors, and just about every ordinary person who has ever walked this earth. That is: How do we reconcile the problem of pain and suffering with a loving God?<br /><br />There is absolutely nothing sweet about the circumstances you describe -- a person ravaged and then claimed by cancer, grieving relatives, etc. Those things SHOULD repulse and sadden us, and the reason they do is that they are a result of our fallen world. God grieves with us because such circumstances are not what we were created for. The difference, from a Christian perspective, is that Christ took on that same disfigured, painful humanity and glorified it through his resurrection -- giving us hope for eternal life beyond the here and now. That is the sweetness for which we long, and that longing is what carries us through. You allude to this briefly when you say "my heart reacts, but my understanding is still struggling." Welcome to the mystery! The heart leads us, impels us to continue struggling for the eternal reward that awaits us. And along the way, in ways that we are often not able to discern--at least right away--God IS working good even among evil and horrible circumstances. This is our hope, our sweetness. And as Chiara demonstrated--and Christ before her--such sweetness helps and strengthens us to bear such trials.<br /><br />This is the same mystery pondered in the Bible -- especially the Book of Job. Others have written about it from a Christian perspective -- such as C.S. Lewis. Still others, from a non-Christian perspective, such as Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning." All are worthwhile meditations. As the French poet Paul Claudel wrote, "Jesus did not come to remove suffering, or to explain it, but to fill it with his presence," (thereby giving it meaning).<br /><br />"I am still searching...I will struggle on...," you write. That is all that God requires. "Seek and you will find," Jesus says (Luke 11:9). And so we search and struggle on, in faith, hope, and love. That is the sweetness.<br /><br />PAX<br />Br. Francis Br. Francis de Sales Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434126892994759534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-69470634516872547452015-11-23T00:49:11.061-06:002015-11-23T00:49:11.061-06:00Br. Francis,
I am one who came upon your blog loo...Br. Francis,<br /><br />I am one who came upon your blog looking for some enlightenment on the yoke that is easy and the burden light. I had grown up hearing this scriptural pronouncement; however, I realize that I never really pondered it.<br />I have just finished the english translation of, Chiara Corbella Petrillo: a Witness to Joy. It is a powerful book that belies its short, 184 pages. The following is a rendition in the late part of the story:<br />Chiara Petrillo was seated in a wheel chair looking lovingly toward Jesus in the tabernacle. Her husband, Enrico, found the courage to ask her a question that he had been holding back. Thinking of Jesus's phrase, "my yoke is sweet and my burden is light," he asked: "Is this yoke, this cross, really sweet, as Jesus said?"<br />A smile came across Chiara's face. She turned to her husband and said in a weak voice: "Yes, Enrico, it is very sweet."<br />"At 28 years old, Chiara passed away, her body ravaged by cancer. The emotional, physical, and spiritual trials of this young Italian mother are not uncommon. It was her joyful and loving response to each that led one cardinal to call her "a saint for our times."<br /><br />My heart reacts to her answer; but my understanding is still struggling. How can dying from aggressive cancer, leaving a much loved toddler and much loved husband and still young marriage be sweet? I do not doubt Chiara's word. One cannot. But I fear that I will never understand, much less experience the sweetness of which she speaks. I read your blog with interest; I am still searching. If you can direct me, I would really appreciate it. But thank you for your words so far. I will struggle on....<br /><br />Blessing be upon you,<br />SusanJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00454666927312007615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-75688302101822821402015-11-15T09:04:47.128-06:002015-11-15T09:04:47.128-06:00Thank you, Graham.
Very well said.
I'm sorry...Thank you, Graham.<br /><br />Very well said.<br /><br />I'm sorry about the experiences of your past. May the peace of Christ, who is gentle and humble of heart, give you rest.<br /><br />PAX<br />Br. FrancisBr. Francis de Sales Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434126892994759534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-14744689891888202772015-11-14T19:04:22.053-06:002015-11-14T19:04:22.053-06:00Thank you for what you have written and the pictur...Thank you for what you have written and the picture, I really appreciate it. I have looked at other sites where I have read the author's "interpretation" of the meaning of Jesus' yoke and was pleased when I found your blog which clarified the picture Jesus gives us but allows each individual to let the Spirit lead their understanding. I like it that you asked rather than answered the question "Where is Jesus in this picture?". I also liked your clarification and reminder that obedience is really listening.<br />I woke up this morning with Jesus' words about rest and his yoke on my mind. As a young child I suffered from quite severe abuse and throughout my life since then I have never known true rest from the trauma. So many Christians talk about obedience without mentioning the real issue which is trust - you cannot obey someone you can't trust and you will always obey someone you do trust. I can see now that I can learn to trust someone who keeps right beside me, who's burden is my burden, for the burden of trauma is a true burden, one that Jesus bears with me. A meditation has started in my heart which I hope will bear much fruit.Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042541072116763741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-77551200768057281352015-10-13T16:14:13.476-05:002015-10-13T16:14:13.476-05:00That is wonderful, Sunil!
Thank you for sharing. ...That is wonderful, Sunil!<br /><br />Thank you for sharing. Walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8).<br /><br />PAX<br />Br. FrancisBr. Francis de Sales Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434126892994759534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-46080549138804551722015-10-11T20:33:33.031-05:002015-10-11T20:33:33.031-05:00The Lord spoke to me through this passage last nig...The Lord spoke to me through this passage last night at the college chapel and I was searching the net to study it more when I read your blog. This has been very useful. I work in a Christian teaching hospital in India. As I go to work today and live life today- I can see Jesus walking beside me- His hand on my shoulder- inviting me to join Him- offering His grace that is always sufficient. That picture came after I read your blog. Thank you- God bless youSunilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070998175515371513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-52997691164704794722015-09-17T08:21:04.402-05:002015-09-17T08:21:04.402-05:00
Becky and srajendra,
Thank you for your comments...<br />Becky and srajendra,<br /><br />Thank you for your comments. It sounds as if the Holy Spirit is at work in your lives.<br /><br />PAX<br />Br. FrancisBr. Francis de Sales Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434126892994759534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-6067971826033468852015-09-17T05:34:12.489-05:002015-09-17T05:34:12.489-05:00Preparing for a class yesterday, Matt 11:28-30 fel...Preparing for a class yesterday, Matt 11:28-30 felt different to me. I've known it my entire life, even a song of such in church, but for some reason I really felt led to dissect this. I can't explain the joy of it. This morning I found your beautifully written words on the same. Thank you. Becky WIlkensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07502709368139220518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-8766773914249239212015-09-17T04:57:05.588-05:002015-09-17T04:57:05.588-05:00Preparing for a class yesterday, Matt 11:28-30 fel...Preparing for a class yesterday, Matt 11:28-30 felt different to me. I've known it my entire life, even a song of such in church, but for some reason I really felt led to dissect this. I can't explain the joy of it. This morning I found your beautifully written words on the same. Thank you. Becky WIlkensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07502709368139220518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-77261768528275479562015-06-10T20:37:30.253-05:002015-06-10T20:37:30.253-05:00Thank you for this wonderful article father. I stu...Thank you for this wonderful article father. I stumbled upon it as I am now trying to memorise verses in the bible and did not understand the meaning of " yoke". Upon reading this article and making acup of tea, I tried once again and yes I did it. I wrote Matt 11.28-30 without looking into the bible once. God bless you and praise The Lord.srajendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664779593783765627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-83323978943390264152015-05-01T15:52:21.590-05:002015-05-01T15:52:21.590-05:00Thanks, Anton,
PAX
Br. FrancisThanks, Anton,<br /><br />PAX<br />Br. FrancisBr. Francis de Sales Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434126892994759534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-30886104995328567762015-05-01T14:20:30.658-05:002015-05-01T14:20:30.658-05:00Christ’s yoke is a yoke of restraint and obedience...Christ’s yoke is a yoke of restraint and obedience. We owe full and complete obedience to our Lord; for we are his by creation and by redemption. “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”<br />We are to bear the yoke of Christ that we may be placed in complete union with him. “Take my yoke upon you,” he says. Obey my requirements. But these requirements may be in direct opposition to the will and purposes of the human agent. What then is to be done?—Hear what God says: “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” The yoke and the cross are symbols representing the same thing,—the giving up of the will to God. Wearing the yoke unites finite man in companionship with the dearly beloved Son of God. Lifting the cross cuts away self from the soul, and places man where he learns how to bear Christ’s burdens. We can not follow Christ without wearing his yoke, without lifting the cross and bearing it after him. If our will is not in accord with the divine requirements, we are to deny our inclinations, give up our darling desires, and step in Christ’s footsteps.<br />The Lord does not encourage the wisest, the most cherished plans of human beings if he sees that they are not for the health of the spirituality of his cause. Sometimes the Lord’s purposes come in direct opposition to plans in which the human agent can not see a flaw. Then it is that the right hand must be sacrificed and the right eye taken out. Purposes that seem in every way desirable may have to be given up. The Lord sees that for the spiritual health of the human agent and for the future well-being of his cause all self-confidence must be cut away. Human wisdom and self-sufficiency must be broken down.<br />Men frame for their own necks yokes that seem light and pleasant to wear, but they prove galling in the extreme. Christ sees this, and he says, Take my yoke upon you. The yoke you would place upon your own neck, thinking it a precise fit, will not fit at all. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me the lessons essential for you to learn; for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls. My yoke is easy, and my burden is light. The Lord never makes a false estimate concerning his heritage. He measures the men with whom he is working. When they submit to his yoke, when they give up the struggle that has been unprofitable for themselves and for the cause of God, they will find peace and rest. When they become sensible of their own weakness, their own deficiencies, they will delight to do God’s will. They will submit to the yoke of Christ. Then God can work in them to will and to do of his good pleasure, which is often entirely contrary to the plans of the human mind. When the heavenly anointing comes to us, we shall learn the lesson of meekness and lowliness, which always brings rest to the soul.Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397990490953623175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-12849194015734744372015-04-09T11:43:11.762-05:002015-04-09T11:43:11.762-05:00Hello, Merlin,
Most scholars interpret the passag...Hello, Merlin,<br /><br />Most scholars interpret the passage as a reference to the burdensome law (yoke) of the Old Covenant, the Law upheld by Pharisees and scribes that no human being could reasonably expect to fully master on his/her own. By contrast, Jesus invites his followers (those heretofore burdened by the “yoke” of the Law), to “submit” to the Word (himself, as proclaimed in the Gospel), and learn from him—the Word made flesh who dwells among us to impart grace and truth. In this way, Jesus shares the yoke alongside us, lightens our burden, and gives us rest. Here, Jesus presents himself as the personification of Wisdom, as often alluded in the Old Testament (compare, for example, Matthew 11:28-30 with Sirach 51:23-30).<br /><br />Also helpful, I think, would be a meditation on the beginning of the Gospel of John (specifically, John 1:1, 14-17):<br /><br />"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth. John testified to him and cried out, saying, 'This was he of whom I said, "The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me."' From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace, because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ."<br /><br />So, to answer your question more succinctly, the “burden” being offered to us is the grace of Wisdom (Christ himself), which is actually “light” and “easy.” This is not to say that following Christ will relieve us of all difficulty, struggle, and suffering. Quite the contrary—elsewhere, Jesus urges us to “take up your cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23). What it does mean is that we do not carry our cross (yoke, burden) alone. God himself, the Word made Flesh in Jesus Christ, carries it alongside us, providing it with meaning, and leading us through it to redemption. Through the gift of grace, and with our cooperation, God accomplishes this for us, for we cannot do it alone.<br /><br />For this reason, Jesus says, “Come to me…”<br /><br />A blessed Easter to you, Merlin!<br /><br />PAX<br />Br. Francis<br />Br. Francis de Sales Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434126892994759534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-80669052992605732282015-04-09T00:29:15.902-05:002015-04-09T00:29:15.902-05:00Brother Francis,
I read this verse today and was ...Brother Francis,<br /><br />I read this verse today and was wondering why should God ask us to bear his yoke and carry his burden. The way you pictured the other oxen is Jesus who carries along with us solved the Yoke question. What does His burden mean? <br /><br />MerlinMHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789151666105701294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-62389813277632416042015-03-23T13:54:10.535-05:002015-03-23T13:54:10.535-05:00Thank you, Sara,
I'm glad the post was fruitf...Thank you, Sara,<br /><br />I'm glad the post was fruitful for you, and you provide some wonderful insights yourself. My sister--also a wife and mother--would surely agree with you!<br /><br />Ultimately, it is Christ who provides meaning for all we do, experience, and are.<br /><br />PAX<br />Br. Francis Br. Francis de Sales Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434126892994759534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219230958898734996.post-65253325208835058602015-03-22T11:41:36.795-05:002015-03-22T11:41:36.795-05:00Brother Francis- I'm a Mormon and found your b...Brother Francis- I'm a Mormon and found your blog, which I have thoroughly enjoyed, by searching online for more understanding about the yoke of Christ. Thank you for your insight on this great scripture. Having the picture of the yoked oxen was so fantastic and as I looked at the picture and tried to name all the parts in the picture. You identified where I am, and Christ it and God the father is. I understand that the "yoke" can also symbolize the implement through which the work that I do is redeemed and made to bless my life and the lives of those I love and serve. For example- I'm a mother to 5 children. I make dinner, clean up messes, wipe noses, help with homework etc. Even after I am yoked to Christ, I still have all my work to do- that part doesn't change. There is work outside of His yoke and work inside the yoke. When I'm yoked to Christ He strengthens me and give me the ability to work beyond my own capacity (love when I'm angry, serve when I'm tired etc) but I feel like there is something more. By being yoked to Him, the nature of the work I do changes- those dinners and wiped noses and homework help sessions become different. He redeems even that work and makes it holy- the way I love and serve my husband and my children become holy because I am yoked to Him. Thank you so much- I am very grateful to learn from people in and out of my faith community.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171916652374824049noreply@blogger.com