In life, the two fundamental principles to have are truth and love.
They may sound simple but it is certainly not easy to live life in truth and with love.
We have to admit that we don’t always tell the truth.
That weighs heavy on our minds as we will be afraid of being exposed and called a liar.
And neither are we always that loving, and that will also burden our hearts because in not being loving, we know that we are not doing the good and right thing.
But when we strive to live our lives in truth and love, then as the 1st reading tells us, God will grant us a straight and smooth path in life.
The 1st reading continues to teach us that with truth and love, God will grant us peace, since God will treat us as our deeds deserve.
But if we find our hearts heavy and overburdened, then we have to look at how we are living our lives.
Jesus tells us to come to Him when we feel that we are labouring in life and are overburdened.
He wants to teach us how to be gentle and humble of heart so that we will know what truth and love are about.
If we want our hearts to be rested and at peace, let us ask Jesus to grant us a gentle and humble heart.
Then our lives will be straightened with truth and love.