Sande, February 17, 2019
Sande nke Six for Ordinary Time, Year C
Di Seven Holy Founders of di Servite Order – Memorial wey no dey compulsory
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“Una get blessing when people hate una, when dem shut una out and insult una, and when dem condemn una name as evil because of di Son of Man. Make una rejoice and jump for joy on that day! See, una reward go great for heaven.” Luke 6:22-23
Ah, person need strong faith to “rejoice and jump for joy” after another person don show am hatred and persecute am. Even when dem persecute person because of im faith for Christ, e need strong faith and plenty love to rejoice from im heart.
But even with all this, this kind deep faith and love dey possible! If e no possible, our Lord no for give us this teaching. Na teaching wey call us to live by di highest standard. Na call to live di life of di Beatitudes.
Even though e go worth am to spend time on each one of di Beatitudes and try to put dem into practice for our lives, e still dey help to look at di wider truth say Jesus no call us to live life wey just dey average; instead, E call us to reach di highest level of perfection. Na for that high level our souls dey find di greatest reward.
Today, reflect on dis Beatitude. Maybe you never experience persecution and hatred because you dey follow Jesus. But even if you never experience am, try put yourself for dis kind situation and sincerely think about how you go react. You go fit allow persecution pass without letting am weigh you down, as dem dey talk? You go fit accept injustice for your life without allowing am disturb di peace inside your heart? Or di pain wey you go feel go make your heart bitter and make you vex?
Try to fix your eyes on di highest standards of Christian life. If you aim for anything wey low pass that, e fit happen say na that lower goal you go really reach. But if you fix your eyes on di high calling of di Beatitudes, you go see say our Lord go continue to draw you closer to His heart, dey cleanse you, dey strengthen you, dey fill you with more faith, hope and love, and dey bring you to a level of holiness wey blessing dey increase for. E worth am to aim for di highest standard!
Lord, abeg make me holy. Help me keep my eyes on You and on di good ways of life and Beatitude dem wey You call me to live by. Make I never settle for life wey just dey manage. Instead, make I strive only for life wey perfect and holy, and make You di centre of everything wey my heart dey long for. Jesus, na You I trust.
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