Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Di Seventh Day for di Octave of Christmas
Readings for Today
Saint Sylvester I, Pope—Memorial Wey No Be Compulsory
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For di beginning, di Word dey, and di Word dey with God, and di Word na God. E dey with God for di beginning. Na through am all things come dey, and without am, nothing come dey. Wetin come dey through am na life, and this life na di light of all human beings; di light dey shine for darkness, and di darkness never overcome am. John 1:1-5
For this seventh day of di Octave of Christmas, dem give us one mystery. Na di mystery of di “Word.” Na language wey dey hide something and still dey reveal something at di same time. E present Jesus to us as di “Word.” Na Him be di Word wey take flesh, and wey dey forever, from “di beginning with God.” Di passage still talk say di Word na God and say di Word become flesh and live among us.
Di name “Word,” wey dem give Jesus for this passage, na translation of di Greek word “Logos.” Logos mean “plan,” “reason,” “logic.” E fit also mean word wey person speak. For this passage, e especially reveal to us say, from eternity, God “speak” His perfect plan of salvation, and this wisdom wey E speak na one Person. This Person na di Divine Son of God. So, when di Son “speak” and when di Father “speak” Him, all things come dey.
Maybe this one dey confuse person well-well. In fact, na part of di point be that. Di point be say this beginning of John Gospel reveal to us say di way God create all things and, for di end, fulfil His wisdom through di Incarnation, as di Son become flesh, na mysterious plan wey pass anything we fit ever understand or grasp. We suppose see this mysterious language as message on im own. Na this be di message: Try to understand di mystery, but know say di mystery of Christmas and Creation pass wetin you fit fully understand. Even so, still try to understand and grasp am.
Christmas suppose be time of great joy and celebration. E suppose be time wey we dey reflect on di birth of Christ di Lord. We suppose read di story, listen to Christmas music, and no put all these things aside until our Christmas season don end. But as we dey do all these things, we suppose always remember say Christmas na great mystery of faith.
Today, reflect on this language wey St. John use. “For di beginning, di Word dey…” “Di Word na God…” “Di Word become flesh…” Today, accept say you no fully understand this mystery, and as you face this truth, allow di Word Wey Dey Forever to draw you one step deeper inside am.
Lord Jesus, Word of di Father Wey Dey Forever, I thank You as You come among us and make di place wey You dey live forever present to us. Thank You for di great mystery of Christmas. Help me to always celebrate this season with great joy and thanksgiving, and still remember say na mystery. Make I always know say nobody go ever fully understand di mystery of Christmas. Make this mystery draw me closer every day, so that my love for You, my God Wey Dey Forever, go dey deeper and deeper. Jesus, na You I trust.
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