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And are heavy laden,

And I will give you rest.

Take my yoke

Upon you,

And learn of me;

For I am meek

And lowly in heart:

And ye shall find rest

Unto your souls.

For my yoke is easy,

And my burden

Is light."Matthew 11:28-30

Easy?

Some say,

This is just a relative term,

And that serving Him

Is simply easier,

Than having

A guilty conscience

Haunt us all the day.

Others,

Insist the yoke is tandem,

Like a bicycle

Built for two.

Easy to ride,

As long as we let the Lord

Pump the peddles

On the hills.

And while

Some of the above,

Seems true,

None of the above,

Sums it up,

Which is what

The Bible writer

Was alluding to,

When he said,

"There remaineth

Therefore

A rest

To the people of God.

For he that is entered

Into his rest,

He also hath ceased

From his own works,

As God did

From his."Hebrews 4:9-10

"For he spake

In a certain place

Of the seventh day