Monday, August 5, 2019
Monday for Week 18 for Ordinary Time
Dedication of di Basilica of Saint Mary Major – Memorial wey No Be Obligation
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When Jesus hear say John the Baptist don die, E take boat go one place wey people no dey, to dey by Imself. Di crowds hear about am and trek from their towns follow Am. When E come down from di boat and see di plenty people, Im heart full of pity for dem, and E heal their sick people. Matthew 14:13-14
For His human nature, Jesus feel deep sorrow for heart because John the Baptist die. E love John, and the way dem cut off John head pain Am well-well. So E enter boat go one place wey people no dey, make E dey alone. But the crowd still dey hunger for more! Dem want see Jesus and listen to Am. Dem know plenty people wey dey sick, and dem want make Jesus heal dem. So dem go find Am, even though E don leave the crowd go stay alone.
How Jesus take react? He look dem, sigh, come tell Himself, “Why dem no leave Me alone? Dem no know say I dey mourn?” No. Instead, Jesus get plenty mercy and pity for dem, and He go meet dem to heal many of their sick people.
This one help us understand our Lord heart and the pity wey E get for us. Plenty times, we dey fear to go meet God. We dey fear to turn to Am because of our sin. We dey fear wetin E go think and wetin E go tell us. We dey feel say we don do wrong, and shame dey catch us; because of this, we no dey go find Am.
But just as Jesus get pity for the people wey go find Am for this story, na so E go ALWAYS get deep pity for us every time we go find Am. If sin don enter every part of our life, but we still run go meet Am, E go look us with pity and mercy. E no dey ever tire when we come back to Am to seek His healing and mercy. We suppose always get hope for Am and turn to Am with full confidence.
Today, think about how free you dey feel to turn to Jesus just as you be. You dey fear or worry about wetin E dey think about you? Shame dey catch you because of your sin or weakness? You dey worry say E go judge you and no care about you? Get confidence for His mercy wey full everywhere, and run go meet Am without fear.
Lord, help me make I trust Your love and compassion. Help me make I know say You always dey long for me to come meet You. As You no dey ever tire when I come meet You, make I no ever tire to come meet You. Jesus, na You I trust.
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