Word for the Week

Burdened or uplifted?

Week beginning: 7th May, 2017 | By Alan Taylor | Torquay

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

Matthew 11:28 (NIV)

When Jesus says this to us he is not issuing a command. He is giving an invitation. But it is not an invitation alone. It is an invitation coupled with a promise. He wants us to respond willingly. There can be no force attached to putting our trust i