January 28, 2020
Tuesday for di Third Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor—Memorial
Listen for English
“Who be My mama and My brothers?” As He look round at di people wey siddon round am, He talk say, “See My mama and My brothers here. Because anybody wey dey do wetin God want na My brother and sister and mama.” Mark 3:33-35
Jesus talk plenty things wey shock people throughout di time wey He dey do His ministry among di public. Dem “shock” people because many times, wetin He talk pass wetin plenty people wey hear am fit understand. Wetin dey interesting be say, e no be His way to quickly try explain wetin people no understand well. Instead, many times He leave people wey give His words wrong meaning to remain for their lack of understanding. Strong lesson dey inside this one.
First of all, make we look at di example for this passage from today Gospel. No doubt, e fit be say di crowd come quiet small when Jesus talk this thing. Many people wey hear am most likely think say Jesus no dey show respect to His mama and relatives. But na so e be? Na so His Blessed Mama understand am? Certainly not.
Wetin this one dey show clearly be say His Blessed Mama be His mama, first and foremost, because she obey wetin God want. Their blood relationship get importance. But she be His mama even more because she fulfill wetin e take to obey wetin God want completely. So, because she obey God completely, she be her Son mama to di full.
But this passage still dey show say many times, Jesus no too worry say some people no understand am well. Why e be like that? Because He know how to pass His message across and di best way for people to receive am. He know say na only people wey dey listen with open heart and faith fit receive His message. And He know say people wey get open heart with faith go understand, or at least continue to think deeply about wetin He talk until di message enter their heart.
Person no fit argue for Jesus message and defend am di same way wey person fit do for some wise saying from philosophy. Instead, na only people wey get open heart fit receive His message and understand am. We no suppose doubt say, as Mary listen to those words of Jesus with her perfect faith, she understand, and joy fill her heart. Na her complete “Yes” to God make her fit understand everything wey Jesus talk. Because of this, Mary fit claim di holy title “Mama” far more than wetin her blood relationship alone fit make possible. No doubt, her blood relationship get great importance, but di spiritual bond wey join dem pass that one well well.
Today, think deeply about how God dey call you too to become member of Jesus close family. Na through your obedience to His holy will dem dey call you enter His family. Dem dey call you to pay attention, listen, understand and then do everything wey He talk. Today, tell our Lord “Yes,” and allow that “Yes” to be di foundation of di family relationship wey you get with am.
Lord, help me make I always listen with open heart. Help me make I think deeply about Your words with faith. As I show this faith, allow di bond wey join me with You to grow deeper as I enter Your divine family. Jesus, na You I trust.
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