Oh dear dad Can you see me now
I am myself Like you somehow
I'll wait up in the dark For you to speak to me
I'll open up Release me…
I am myself Like you somehow
I'll wait up in the dark For you to speak to me
I'll open up Release me…
"Release", Pearl Jam
I hike for
different reasons. This morning the
purpose was simply to push myself physically and better my time – pure
cardio. I stumbled back to the car
breathing heavily, for the moment completely spent, heart pounding, legs
aching, sweating in the late morning heat.
I had shaved a minute off my time – mission accomplished.
But other times
it’s for other reasons. To explore a new
trail, hike with friends, family, better my distance record. Rim to rim to rim.
Depending on
the hike, roles change as well.
Sometimes leading, sometimes a Sherpa.
I don’t mind carrying things. If
the pack weighs enough it increases the work out. Carrying other’s things is fine. I am happy to serve.
Carrying some
things is fine. But some burdens are not
meant to carry. I carry some burdens I
am not meant to - still.
From time to
time I carry the remorse from past failings.
Regrets from things I did or didn’t do.
Guilt and shame. A result of the things
I have done and the harm I have caused. I
have made a lot of mistakes. People have
gotten hurt. I carry things. The burdens are heavy. Exhausting.
We are not meant
to carry them.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and
burdened and I will give you rest. Take
my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentile and humble in heart and
you will find rest for your souls. For
my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Mt 11:28-30
As we remember
the resurrection of Christ this Easter, I hope that you take an opportunity to release
the burdens you may be carrying. They
were never meant for your shoulders. Put
them at the foot of the cross. Wait up
in the dark and speak to Him.
Release them,
and experience the lightness of His yoke.
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