{"product_id":"my-burden-is-light-suffering-and-consolation-in-the-christian-life-9781505133431","title":"My Burden Is Light: Suffering and Consolation in the Christian Life","description":"\"Come to me, all you that labour, and are burdened, and I will refresh you. Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: and you shall find rest to your souls. For my yoke is sweet and my burden light.\" \u003cbr\u003e Matthew 11:28-30 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Christ's words ring true for this earthly life that we must endure in order to, hopefully, attain eternal rest with Him in heaven. Our fallen world is full of sufferings and struggles; from the everyday aggravations to the life-altering sorrows that we sometimes face. Yet, Christ assures us that His \"yoke is sweet and [His] burden light.\" This is so because He always helps us carry our crosses throughout this life and because the ultimate battle is already won, thanks to Christ's love for us. Yet we must remain vigilant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Saint John of Avila, the 34th Doctor of the Church, gave numerous sermons on this subject, in which he offers the consolation of Christ's own example and that of saints, like St. Francis of Assisi. St. John never failed to instruct, edify, and challenge those who listened attentively to his sermons. Within these sermons, we too can find renewed strength as we embrace the redemptive suffering of this life and hope for the beatific vision in the next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published for the first time in English, this carefully translated work of St. John's selected sermons will be a great spiritual aid to any soul along his path to holiness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tan Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781505133431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.69h x 5.87w x 0.89d","brand":"Of ?vila","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45017825804469,"sku":"9781505133431","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_96115127-4b0c-48d4-a0f1-203a3895a634.jpg?v=1736833043","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-burden-is-light-suffering-and-consolation-in-the-christian-life-9781505133431","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}