Water of Faith Wey Deep

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Di Fifth Sunday for Ordinary Time, Year C

Readings for Today

Saint Scholastica, Virgin – Memorial

“Carry the boat enter where the water deep, and lower una nets make una catch fish.”  Luke 5:4

E good make we notice say Jesus no just tell Peter and the Apostles make dem carry the boat enter the water; instead, He tell dem make dem enter “where the water deep.”  This one get important meaning.

As the great jubilee year of 2000 dey end, Saint Pope John Paul II write one apostolic letter, Novo Millennio Ineunte wey he start with this passage from the Gospel.  This passage show the direction wey the rest of him letter follow, as he call for new evangelization for the millennium wey dey come.

“Carry the boat enter where the water deep!”  Wetin we suppose learn from this?  Wetin we suppose hear Jesus dey tell us?  We suppose hear Him dey call us make we “lower our nets” with full commitment, without tire, so that we go draw plenty other people to the Gospel.  When Peter and the Apostles do this from inside the boat, dem catch so many fish sotey their nets begin tear, and dem wonder well-well.  This action na prophetic sign wey God give us to show us say we must spread the Gospel with all our heart and zeal, dey search far and near for God sheep wey don lost.

The world wey we dey live inside fit dey cruel sometimes.  Plenty people don lost and dem dey confused.  Sin don spread everywhere, and plenty people don lose hope.  Our world need Savior well-well, and na us Jesus want use to gather plenty people like big catch of fish, and to find those wey need help pass.  Jesus want make the Apostles catch the fish wey dey deep water to show say souls wey nobody fit count dey our world, and dem dey far from God.  Plenty people dey “swim” inside ocean of confusion and pain.  Na these people especially Jesus want draw come to Himself.  Na our duty to obey wetin our Lord command and go find dem.

Today, tink deep about these words of Jesus: “Carry the boat enter where the water deep.”  For which way Jesus dey ask you to do this?  How He dey call you to comot from where you dey comfortable and “lower your nets?”  Wetin He want from you, and how He want use you to carry the work of spreading the Gospel go forward?  Obey wetin He command, and you too go wonder at the good fruit wey go come from am!

Lord, I wan give myself to You, to serve You and give You glory.  I wan go out, as You command, to look for di souls wey need Your plenty mercy pass.  Give me di grace wey I need to remain faithful to di calling wey You don give me, so dat Your mercy wey full of love go reach di people wey need am pass.  Jesus, na You I trust.

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