Something light in a heavy world [Proper 9A - Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30]
The Rev. Jeremiah Williamson Matthew 1 1 :1 6 - 1 9 , 25-30 Something light in a heavy world I recently decided to convince myself that being stressed out is not an essential aspect of my personality . I am trying to believe that I could live, and even thrive, and still be good at things, without constantly feeling stressed . I’m not sure if myself is yet convinced . But, on good days, I am trying . But , the truth is: w e live in a heavy world . Each person you enc ounter each day of your life is navigating a litany of stressors; everybody is weighed down something or some things : weighed down by injustice, violence, hatred, division ; w eighed down by frayed friends hips and broken relationships; weighed down by isolation and alienation; weighed down by existential crises and apocalyptic fears; w eighed down by outside p ressures and internal voices; weighed down by legalistic demands and mercil...