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Ladies and gentlemen, dear young members and my beloved children, Shalom. Peace and prosperity be upon you. Welcome back to the Catholic Day Renungan. Today is Thursday, July 16, 2026, on the 15th of the Ordinary Week. Our theme for today's renungan is
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The wrong address is a burden. One day, a truck driver on the Pantura Highway saw an old woman walking while picking a large mango on her head. Because he felt sorry, the driver stopped his truck.
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and asked the lady to get on the back seat. The lady happily accepted the offer. After a few kilometers, the driver peeked into the back seat through the rear window.
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He was shocked to see his mother standing still, while still pulling her mango basket on her head, even though she was already sitting in the truck. The driver stopped the truck, got off and asked, "Why don't you just put the basket on the truck's floor? Aren't you tired?"
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With a pure and full of guilt, the mother answered, "Oh, Mr. Driver, you are so kind to me, you carried me. I'm not good because your truck also has to bear my heavy mango burden. Let me carry it myself so that the truck is not heavy."
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Sometimes we are like this mother, we have followed the Lord Jesus' way, but the worries of the job, the worries of the work, we still keep our heads up to the point of dizziness. Even though God said, "Just put it here, let me carry it." Dear brothers and sisters,
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If we read these two readings today, we can read some things. First, being lazy and burdened is our status. Jesus knows our condition very well. The sentence, "Come to me, all you who are lazy and burdened" is like a special invitation for us.
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Old people are on the streets because of the traffic jam. The traffic jam or toll in the city is chased by the working deadline. The end of the month target. It's hard to think about the school money or the unfulfilled KPR. Jesus doesn't ask us to come when we have succeeded.
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or holy, or glowing He just asked us to come when we are in a hurry and, Lord, God is not allergic to our fatigue The second is "KU" "Ku" means "good" It doesn't mean free of charge Many people misunderstand
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It is thought that following Jesus, he was free from the problem as if he were on the beach of Bali. Even though Jesus said, "Pick up the stick that I have installed." What is the stick? The stick is a wooden tool that is installed on the cow's neck to pull the calf.
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The difference is that the old cow was installed for two cows or a pair of cows. Strong senior cows and still learning junior cows. So when we use the cow of Jesus, Jesus is actually next to us, pulling the heaviest part.
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We just have to follow Jesus' rhythm. So if we feel that life is very hard, try to check. Don't you try to pull the trigger alone. And Jesus was even ordered to be a viewer in the kitchen. The third, brothers and sisters.
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"A straight road in the middle of the living hole" My Prophet said, "The right way is straight, you who make the straight road for him" Well, in Jakarta, the straight road is good, even though there are often road projects or holes.
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But spiritually, our lives are also often in conflict. But I remind you that closeness to God makes our hearts remain even and peaceful, even though outside it is full of gaps. True peace is not the disappearance of the burden.
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but there is Christ in the boat, in our car when the traffic is total. Brothers and sisters, this Thursday is an invitation for us to transfer the burden.
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Don't be a gangster in front of God. If you are tired, say you are tired. If you are stressed, cry in the worship chapel or in the corner of the room. Don't just make a mess in social media. Jesus offers comfort that cannot be given by a glass of milk coffee.
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or short weekend vacation, his pleasure is to be absorbed into our souls. That is what is being offered. Happy activities, God bless. Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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as it was in the beginning, now, forever and forever. Amen.
