Don’t be afraid of taking upon yourself the yoke of Christ. Christ’s burden is so light that it lightens. You won’t be pressed down by it; indeed, without it you cannot rise up. Think of the burden of Christ as being like the burden of wings for birds. As long as a bird is burdened by wings, it can fly. Without wings it is trapped on earth. The wings carrying us to Christ are the commandments to love God above all and our neighbor as ourself. To the extent you use these two wings, you will lift up your heart.

–Augustine, Sermon 68.12-13