Kierkegaard and Matt 11:28

"Come hither, all ye that labour and are heavy laden." A strange invitation. For commonly when men assemble for joy or for united labour they say, it is true, to the strong and the joyful, "Come hither, take part with us, unite your strength with ours." But of the afflicted person they say, "No, we will not have him with us, he only spoils the joy and retards the work." Oh, yes, the afflicted man understands this well enough without need of hearing it told to him; and so perhaps many an afflicted person goes off by himself alone, will not take part with others lest he spoil their joy or retard their labour. But then this invitation, however, to all them that labour and are heavy laden must apply to him, since it applies to all the afflicted; how could any afflicted person say in this instance, "No, this invitation does not apply to me"?

Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) Christian Discourses