The Lord said: “Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God. These you should have done, without overlooking the others. Woe to you Pharisees! You love the seat of honor in synagogues and greetings in marketplaces. Woe to you! You are like unseen graves over which people unknowingly walk.” Then one of the scholars of the law said to him in reply, “Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too.” And he said, “Woe also to you scholars of the law! You impose on people burdens hard to carry, but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them.”

Most Holy Trinity, I adore You!
My God, my God, I love You in the Most Blessed Sacrament.

STUDY - excerpt from Jesus: The Stress Reliever

What was burdening the people? Jesus came to bring ease and peace to those who were burdened and weighed down by the Scribes and Pharisees. The Scribes and Pharisees complicated the original commandments and compounded the burden of the law. We are all burdened and looking for a place to rest. Many people thought the coming Messiah was to be an earthly King or General, but Jesus came that we might have peace. Think of a truly peaceful time. The weight of this world, and the cares we may have had were lifted from us with that peace. Jesus invites the burdened to take the yoke of obedience to his word, where they will find rest. [1]
 
Why should we help others with their burdens if they are not our own? If we are to follow and imitate Christ we should look for ways to not add stress upon others, and to find ways in which we can help others bear their pains and struggles. This should only take place after we have helped ourselves of course. As St. Jose Maria Escriva wrote, “When you have finished your work, do your brother’s, and helping him, for Christ’s sake, so tactfully and so naturally that no one - not even he - will realize that you are doing more than what in justice you ought.” [2] We should find ways to help relieve our brothers and sisters in Christ, because Christ himself did that for everyone He met, and still does this for all of mankind.