Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ. —Galatians 6:2.
Sometimes I let myself feel so burdened by my problems that I don’t even see others’ struggles, trials, and hardships. But Jesus reminds me that if I am to be like him, truly JESUS-shaped, I will be a burden-bearer for others. This principle is implicit in the second greatest commandment: “Love your neighbour as yourself” (Matthew 22:39), and it’s made clear by the example of Jesus! Jesus became one of us to lift our heaviest burdens. The Lord died and rose again to free us from the weight of sin, the fear of death, and the threat of hell. Jesus blessed us by carrying our heaviest burdens and now calls us to lighten the load of those around us.