Sunday, July 21, 2019
Sunday Nomba 16 for Ordinary Time, Yia C
Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor – Memorial wey no be compulsory
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“Martha, Martha, you dey anxious and worry about plenty things. Na only one thing dey necessary. Mary don choose di part wey better, and dem no go take am from her.” Luke 10:41-42
E dey normal make each of us want di “part wey better pass.” Even though na some selfishness inside us fit cause this desire, e fit still come from holy desire when we recognise say di “part wey better pass” na wetin God want for our life. On di other hand, sometimes we fit dey choose wetin we think say better for us, when e no really better at all.
Dis passage show say Mary choose something wey all of us suppose desire for life. She choose to sit for Jesus feet and just dey with Him. Martha dey do good service as she dey prepare food and work hard, but Mary put all her attention for one thing: her Lord.
E dey important to accept say times go dey for our lives when we must be more like Martha. We must do work, finish house chores, and different kinds of work go be normal part of everyday life. But we must still remind ourselves every day say one thing dey wey we must never lose sight of: To dey with Jesus, for silence and prayerful worship, na di most important thing we fit do. Dis no reduce di value of any other work wey we must finish every day, but e show say we must never neglect di thing wey dey most important.
As Jesus point to Mary choice to sit for His feet, He remind all of us how e dey important to just dey with Him. Dis call to life of quiet prayer and meditation no be only for monks and nuns wey dey live for monasteries wey dem separate from di outside world; na invitation for all of us. All of us must find moments to rest with Jesus even as we dey busy throughout di day.
Today, reflect on di picture of Mary as she sit quietly for Jesus feet. Use dis picture as a sign wey dey invite you to do di same today. You don pray today? You don sit quietly with our Lord? You don try to enter deep worship of Him through prayer and meditation? Choose di “part wey better” today, and you go see say every other thing go fall into place much better.
Lord, I really love You, and I want to adore You today and always. Help me to dey regularly find time for deep prayer with You, so that I go rest for Your glorious presence. Make I find time to live this “part wey better pass” every day, so that I go enjoy Your presence fully forever for eternity. Jesus, na You I trust.
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