Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Tuesday for Week 24 for Ordinary Time
Saint Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor of di Church – Memorial wey no be obligation
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“Young man, I tell you, get up!” Di man wey don die sit up and begin talk, and Jesus give am back to im mama. Luke 7:14b-15
Our Lord talk these words over di coffin of one man wey don die some days before. Im mama dey mourn. Na only dis son di woman get, and she be widow. Think of di joy wey she feel as she hear Jesus talk these words and as she watch her son wey don die come back to life. Na moment wey she no go ever forget, and wey she go dey thank God for forever.
These words carry plenty meaning. First of all, na words wey make miracle happen. Jesus talk, and wetin E talk happen. Di person wey don die come back to life as E command.
But these words still dey show us one deep spiritual truth. Jesus fit no bring people wey we love back to life for body, but He dey speak words wey get power to us for plenty other ways. When our faith strong and we turn to Am with hope, trust and heart wey surrender to Am, He go speak words to us wey go lift us comot from our misery and pain.
Wetin you need to bring come meet our Lord? Wetin dey make you feel as if you don die and dey all alone for your life? Which suffering, sin, hurt or frustration you need to bring come meet our Lord?
Today, think deeply about di power wey dey inside di words of our Lord. Think especially about wetin our Lord fit command make e happen for your life. Today, offer Am your sins and everything wey dey weigh you down, and listen make you hear wetin E go tell you. Allow Am tell you, “I tell you, get up!” Get up comot from your sin, hurt, anger and pain. Allow Im words enter deep inside you and change your life, so wetin be like say e don die go come back to life.
Lord, I surrender everything wey I be and everything wey dey weigh me down for life to You. I put my sin, hurt, anger and everything wey look like obstacle to di new life wey You dey call me enter for Your hand. Make I surrender everything to You, dear Lord, and hear You call me comot from my despair enter new life. Jesus, na You I trust.
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