Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Tuesday for di Namba Tri Week of Easter
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Jesus tell dem, “Na Me be the bread of life; anybody wey come meet Me no go ever hungry, and anybody wey believe in Me no go ever thirsty.” John 6:35
E no go good if hunger or thirst no ever catch you again? Wetin dey amaze person be say Jesus dey use these normal things wey human beings dey experience to teach us about Himself. E dey use hunger and thirst wey our body dey feel to teach us say we dey long for wetin go satisfy our spirit. And na only one way dey to satisfy these things wey our spirit dey long for…na through Him.
Na good spiritual practice to think deeply about wetin your body dey long for, and use am as example of wetin your spirit dey long for. For our body, hunger and thirst dey catch us regularly. We dey chop and drink, but after some hours, hunger and thirst go catch us again. Na cycle wey we no fit avoid be this. Our body dey always long for food and drink.
Na so e still be for our spiritual life. We no fit pray once and satisfy wetin our spirit dey long for forever. We no fit just believe in Jesus once, come get satisfaction forever. Why? Because prayer and to dey united with Jesus na something wey must dey happen every day, all through your day.
Eucharist dey help us understand this hunger and thirst because e dey give us our “daily” food. Na gift wey we must seek every day. Some of the Sacraments na only once we dey receive dem (Baptism and Confirmation). But Eucharist na gift wey we must continue to receive and long for. As we must continue to go Mass and receive Eucharist, this dey show us say our Christian life no be something wey one final decision fit make complete. Instead, na something wey need nourishment and fulfilment every day.
Wetin you dey do to satisfy this longing for your Christian life each and every day? Maybe you no fit attend Mass every day, but you dey try to satisfy your desire for Christ as Christian each and every day? You dey seek Him wey be the Bread of Life every day? You dey seek to use Christ satisfy your thirst each and every day?
To love Jesus and follow Him na decision wey you must renew, no be only every day, but all through your day too. You must renew am as often as hunger and thirst dey catch your body.
Today, think deeply about this natural desire wey you get for food and drink, so you go continue to remind yourself of your spiritual longing for Christ wey deep pass am well-well. To pray to Him, listen to Him and receive Him into your soul na the food wey dey satisfy you as nothing else fit do. Jesus na the true Bread of Life and your true Spiritual Drink. Na for Him God create you. Allow Him to satisfy the deepest desires wey you get for life!
Lord, I truly dey long for You. I dey long to get satisfaction. Help me to turn to You every time and for everything. Help me to always remember say na You I need and na only You fit satisfy me. Jesus, na You I trust.
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