Isaiah 26:7-9, 12, 16-19 / Matthew 11:28-30
To desire to be rich, it is necessary to work hard.
To desire to be healthy, it is necessary to keep fit.
To desire for something good, then it is necessary to know what is really good.
The 1st reading tells us what goodness is:
"The path of the upright man is straight, You smooth the way of the upright.
Following the path of Your judgements, we hoped in you, Lord, Your name,Your memory are all my soul desires."
As much as following the ways of the Lord is to be desired, yet our profane desires are for things that lead us away from God.
But the 1st reading also tells us where we will end up with these profane desires: "Distressed,we search for You, Lord; the misery of oppression was your punishment for us.
In life, what we desire most is peace and joy.
Jesus exclaimed in the gospel : Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest.
Let us heed the call of Jesus to go to Him, so that we may know His ways and walk in His paths, and find peace and rest in our lives.