The Boat is Sinking…

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They say people with the same situation riding the same boat will surely sink. For how can a lonely person comfort another lonely person? Both of them will just end up crying and dealing with their miseries.  Or how can one person correct the wrongdoing of another person if both of them find in each other company? Both of them will just dive into the sea of mistake and getting drowned is inevitable. Thus the situation calls for another somebody who can really speak from another perspective.

In the Gospel reading (Mt 11: 28-30) yesterday, Jesus invited those who labor and heavily burdened and promised to give them rest. Jesus is not just a third somebody who sees things differently. He labored as we did;  He carried heavy burdens as we did only that He carried the heaviest one. Therefore Jesus' invitation is very credible. He is actually riding with us in the same boat. Nobody understands us best than Him who became like us in every way except to sin. Thus, the saying two people having the same situation will never help each other is not applicable to Jesus because He sure can help. Just make sure He is the one riding with you in that boat.