Tag Archive for ‘Wisdom Proverbs’

Wednesday 12 December

Isaiah 40:25-31; Psalm 102 (103):1-4, 8, 10; Matthew 11:28-30 Wisdom’s yoke ‘Come to me’ echoes the invitation of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:4-5). ‘Carrying heavy burdens’ is used of the heavy yoke of daily life. In the Greek Old Testament, this is translated as ‘measured’ or ‘beaten’ and speaks of beatings, physical tiredness or weariness from work, […]