Matthew 11:28
28 “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
World English Bible (WEB)
On Matthew 11:28: the meaning of the call "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened," the promise of rest and relief, and why it is read in times of exhaustion.
Matthew 11:28 is among the most welcoming things Jesus says. In the middle of a teaching he speaks directly to people worn down under heavy demands: "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest."
The call does not belittle tiredness; it sees it and offers an answer: rest. The words that follow — "my yoke is easy, and my burden is light" — show that this rest is not an escape from work but an accompaniment that shares the load.
You can move to the chapter below to read the whole invitation in its setting. The related collection on comfort bridges to other verses that carry the same theme of relief.