A yoke is a device that allows you to harness the energy of two animals for the purpose of pulling a load. Jesus uses that metaphor to give us relief from the load of life we are called to carry. Jesus’ yoke is “easy” because it binds us to him, to his perfect life, death, and resurrection for the forgiveness of all our sins and the certainty of eternal life. As we live the Jesus’ Adventure, our lives yoked to him, we find rest for our souls. As Paul exclaims in our Epistle “who will rescue me from the body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!” (Romans 7:24-25).
