This is part 1 of a 6 part series from Max Lucado’s book, Traveling Light: Releasing the Burdens You Were Never Intended to Bear.
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First Reading: (New Century Version)
Exodus 6:2-3, 6a, 7b
2 Then God said to Moses, “I am the Lord. 3 I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob by the name God Almighty, but they did not know me by my name, the Lord. 6a So tell the people of Israel that I say to them, ‘I am the Lord. 7b You will know that I am the Lord your God, the One who saves you from the hard work…
Second Reading: (New century Version)
Isaiah 53:3-6a
3 He was hated and rejected by people.
He had much pain and suffering.
People would not even look at him.
He was hated, and we didn’t even notice him.
4 But he took our suffering on him
and felt our pain for us.
We saw his suffering
and thought God was punishing him.
5 But he was wounded for the wrong we did;
he was crushed for the evil we did.
The punishment, which made us well, was given to him,
and we are healed because of his wounds.
6 We all have wandered away like sheep;
each of us has gone his own way.
Psalm
Psalm is 23:1 (New Century Version)
23 The Lord is my shepherd;
I have everything I need.
Gospel
Matthew 11:28-30 (New Century Version)
28 “Come to me, all of you who are tired and have heavy loads, and I will give you rest. 29 Accept my teachings and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit, and you will find rest for your lives. 30 The burden that I ask you to accept is easy; the load I give you to carry is light.”