March 14, 2020
Saturday for di Second Week of Lent
Readings for Today
“Quick, bring di robe wey fine pass and wear am for am; put ring for im finger and sandals for im feet. Carry di calf wey dem don fatten and kill am. Make we celebrate with big feast, because dis my son bin don die, but e don come back to life; e bin lost, but dem don find am.” Na so di celebration start. Luke 15:22–24
For dis story of di Prodigal Son wey we sabi well, we see di son courage as e choose to return to im papa. And dis one get meaning well-well, even though di main reason why di son return na because e dey for serious need. Yes, e humble imself admit im wrongs, and e beg im papa to forgive am and treat am like one of im hired workers. But e return! Di question wey we need answer na “Why?”
We fit rightly talk say di first and main reason why di son return to im papa na because e know for im heart say im papa good. Di papa na good papa. E don show im son love and care throughout im life. And even though di son reject im papa, dat one no change di fact say di son always know say im papa love am. Maybe e no even fully understand how deep dis knowledge dey inside am. But na dis sure knowledge for im heart give am courage to return to im papa, with hope for di papa love wey no dey end.
Dis one show say genuine love always dey work. E always dey get effect. Even if person reject di holy love wey we show am, di love still dey touch im life. True love wey no get condition no easy to ignore, and e no easy to push away. Di son learn dis lesson, and we too must learn am.
Take time use prayer reflect on wetin dey di papa heart. Make we think about di pain wey e must don feel, but make we also look at di hope wey e must don hold on to as e dey wait for im son to return. Make we think about di joy wey fill im heart overflow as e see im son dey return from far. E run go meet am, order make dem take good care of am, and arrange celebration. All dis things na signs of love wey no fit stay locked inside.
Na dis kind love di Father for Heaven get for each of us. E no be God wey dey vex or wey dey harsh. Na God wey dey long to welcome us back and bring us back into friendship with Am. E want rejoice di moment we turn to Am for our need. Even if we no sure, E sure of di love wey E get for us. E always dey wait for us, and deep inside our heart, all of us know dis one.
Today, reflect on how important e be to reconcile with di Father for Heaven. Lent na very good time for di Sakrament of Reconciliation. Dis Sakrament na wetin dis story dey show. Na di story of how we carry our sin go meet di Father, and how E dey pour Im mercy on us without holding back. To go Confession fit make us fear and lose courage, but if we enter dis Sakrament with honest and sincere heart, something wonderful go surprise us. God go run come meet us, lift di load wey we carry, and put am behind us. No let dis Lent pass without you taking part for dis wonderful gift of di Sakrament of Reconciliation.
Father, I dey sin. I don turn away from You and do things on my own. Now na di time to return to You with open and honest heart. Give me di courage wey I need to accept dat love for di Sakrament of Reconciliation. Thank You for Your perfect love wey no dey shake. Father for Heaven, Holy Spirit, and Jesus my Lord, na You I trust.
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