Fourteenth Sunday: Following Christ, Meek and Humble of Heart - Catholic Insight

wikimedia commons ‘Come to me all you that are weary and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light’ (Mt. 11:29-30). With these words Our Lord invites us to conform ourselves to His Sacred Heart and in so doing, this simple invitation tells us everything we need to know about God and about ourselves. Our Lord reveals Himself as a Teacher whom we can imitate; and by consequence, we are disciples who can learn from Him. This divine initiative, since it comes from God, affirms our human nature because at the natural level, it is necessary for us to learn skills to survive and prosper. This is a self-evident truth. A humble heart is a docile heart. Generally speaking, docility is the willingness and capacity we have of being able to learn something we did not know…docility also means our recognition that we do not know many things …