“‘COME TO ME, ALL YOU WHO ARE WEARY AND BURDENED, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST,'”  I remember reading above the entrance of a Gospel Hall in Bottrop in GERMANY.  That was many many years ago and I was a young believer at that time.

Are there any words in that verse you would like to emphasize or underline? I would like to underline three words, namely “weary, burdened and rest.”

I have noticed for a long time that “shared burden quotes”, “a burden shared”, “a burden shared is a burden halved”, are frequent  search terms on the internet. They are not only frequent but they continue to come up.

I have also noticed that “a burden shared is a burden halved” is one of the top search terms.

There are burdens. We need help with our burdens. The Lord Jesus Christ knows about that. That’s why he says, “‘COME …'”

There is a Community and Worship Centre (Salvation Army) here in KAITAIA in the north of NEW ZEALAND. Only a couple of days ago I noticed  that Matthew 11:28 was written on one of the walls of the Centre:

“Jesus said,

‘Come to me all you who are weary

and burdened

and I will give you rest.'”

Matthew 11:28

It is easy to see the words “weary, burdened and rest in the text!