Proper 9A
- Zechariah 9.9-12
- Romans 7.15-25
- Matthew 11.16-30
Homily
Yokes are what horses or oxen used to be harnessed into so that they could do heavy work. When we are really tired, exhausted by life, by the effort of coping with our worries, the last thing we want is to be yoked up like horses. So what is Jesus on about?