Sunday, February 3, 2019
Di Fourth Sunday for Ordinary Time, Year C
Saint Blase, Bishop and Martyr, or Saint Ansgar, Bishop – Memorial wey no be compulsory
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And e talk say, “Amen, I dey tell una, dem no dey accept any prophet for im own hometown.” Luke 4:24
To share di Gospel with your family no dey always easy like to share am with stranger. For di other side, to listen to di Gospel message from person for your family no dey always easy like to hear am from another person. Why e be like that?
E fit be say because we know another person well, as we know our family members well, this one fit tempt us make we no get enough confidence for wetin dem strongly believe and di testimony wey dem dey give as Christians. Even though this one no be true for every relationship we get, e fit happen for some. Sometimes, children no go get as much confidence for wetin their papa or mama talk as dem fit get for wetin another person talk. Brothers and sisters fit no dey as ready to accept advice from one another as dem dey ready to accept am from other people.
Maybe one reason why this kind thing dey happen na say we dey find fault with people wey we know well pass people wey we no know. E easy to allow all di things wey don happen between us and our family members over di years stop us from opening our mind to dem. This one dey happen especially because of di bad experiences wey we don get over di years. Many times, we dey hold on to bad experiences and di pain wey dem cause us from year to year, and we dey allow those experiences determine how we understand anything wey any family member talk or do.
This thing wey Jesus talk, say “dem no dey accept any prophet for di place wey e come from,” suppose challenge us to make sure say we no fall enter this kind habit. Make we do wetin we fit do to make sure say we accept di testimony wey our own family members dey share with us as dem dey speak God’s message.
Di best way to do this one na to make sure say we dey always try to clear any “load” wey we carry for those relationships. Plenty times, we dey carry di load of pain, vex and bitterness without even knowing. E still dey easy for us to put eye for our family members’ weaknesses, because as we dey close to dem, we dey easily see their weaknesses.
Today, think deeply about your family. Think especially about whether you dey allow yourself look beyond their weaknesses and sins, so that you go fit see how God goodness dey work for their lives. God get plenty things wey E wan tell you through dem. Make sure say you never close that door, and say you ready to accept dem as messengers of di Gospel.
Lord, I thank You for my family. I thank You for di gift wey dem be for my life. Help me every day to show dem mercy and forgive dem whenever dem need am. Help me every day to dey ready to hear Your voice as You dey speak through dem. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Saints for Today – Saint Blase – Saint Ansgar
