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.
(Matthew 11.29 NRSV)
Norm Lawson tells about a CALVIN AND HOBBES cartoon series Where Calvin says to Hobbes, "Let's push the car out of the garage. I can't budge it by myself." Hobbes replies, "I still think you should ask your Mom to move it." Then Calvin says, "Then she'd probably say no, and we won't have the garage for our clubhouse!" Hobbes answers: "But if we don't ask her, we'll get in trouble!" Calvin replies: "We won't get in trouble!" Hobbes says: "Every time you say that, we do." Calvin answers: "Mom wouldn't care about these things if she wouldn't keep finding out about them."

Well, you can guess what happens. The last frame goes something like this: Mom: "There you are, Come down so I can talk to you." Calvin is in the tree with Hobbes. Calvin: "No, you'll kill us. We're running away." "I'm not going to kill you. I just want to find out what happened. Are you O.K.? Was anyone hurt?" Calvin: "No one was hurt. We were pushing the car into the drive and it kept rolling." Mom: "The car didn't hit anything?" Calvin: "It just went across the road and into the ditch. That's when we took off." Mom: "Well, the tow truck pulled it out, and there's no damage, so you can come home now." Calvin: "First, let's hear you say you love me."

Those words, I love you, mean so much more when set against the background of a realization of our own unworthiness. Jesus is gentle.

Dear Jesus, thank you for your gentle love. Amen.

Ron Newhouse

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