THE VOICE FROM THE TABERNACLE

“Come to me all you who labor and are heavily laden, and I will refresh you.”  Come to me you who are bowed with years, for I am older than the eternal hills…”before Abraham was made, I am.”  Come to me you who are bowed down with cares. I can refresh you, for I am bearing the burden of the world.  You are alone; your parents have gone to their reward; and those of your own age are dropping along life’s wayside, one by one. Perhaps there is no one who cares or will understand. I can understand.  I can help you to carry your cross.  My sympathy and understanding will refresh you. 

Come to me you who are still young, for I am Youth Eternal.  Lay all your plans, your dreams, your hopes before me.  Bring me your thoughts; I can understand.  I never change.  I am always young.  Come to me in the freshness of your young life, and I will listen to you.  Is something breaking your young heart?  Do others fail to see as you see?  Perhaps you are misunderstood by those who are near and dear to you.  Come to me, for I can understand.  I was misunderstood, also…Men mocked me; they laughed at me; they called me a fool.  My Heart often ached as I walked among men.

Come to me you who are bearing a burden of sorrow, and I will refresh you.  Have your friends proved false?  Come to me:  I will understand.  I was betrayed by a friend; I was forsaken by my own.  Come to me; I will understand fully.  Bring me the burden of your grief, the cup of your sorrow.  “All you who pass by the way, see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow!”  My heart was broken; the weight of a world of ingratitude was upon me.  I know and I understand.  Are you sad because you are lonely?  I was alone on the Cross.  My friends left me all alone.  I dried the tears of others-Come and let me refresh you!

Come to me you whose heart is glad.  Bring me your joy and share it with me.  I rejoice with those who have found the Way, the Truth, the Life.  The birds are my choristers; the flowers my hymns of joy.  Bring me your glad heart.  Let me rejoice with you!  Let me smile with you!

Come to me you who lead a good, decent life! Come to me you who are patient, resigned, faithful.  I understand.  I know.  I lived in the quiet of Nazareth .  I know how the indifference of men pains you.  I know how your heart grieves at the boldness of sin in the world about you.  Bring me your resignation, your prayers, your sacrifices.  Come to me, and I will refresh you!  Come to me, you who have tasted of sin; and I will refresh you.  I know how weak men are.  Do not shrink from me, ashamed.  I died on the Cross for you.  My sufferings were for you.  In Gethsemane , I saw the horrors of sin; and the burden of man’s sin made me sweat blood.  Come to me in your repentance, your remorse, your shame. You have found that sin leaves you disgusted with yourself.  You come to me now on your knees…Much is forgiven you, for you have loved me much.  Be of good heart.  Sin no more!

Come to me, all you who are heavily burdened.  Who is not heavily burdened?  Who can say this cry is not for him?  Lift up your hearts and souls.  No man is unimportant.  Courage…preserve to the end!    

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