March 22, 2020
Sunday Nomba Fo for Lent (Year A)
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As Jesus dey pass, E see one man wey blind from birth…
…E spit for ground, use di spit make poto-poto, rub di poto-poto for di man eyes, and tell am, “Go wash for di Pool of Siloam” —wey mean Person Wey Dem Send—. So di man go wash, and when e come back, e fit see. John 9:1, 6–7
Who dis man be? One thing wey make person think na say dem no give im name. Dem only call am di “man wey blind from birth.” Dis get important meaning for di Gospel of John because we still see dis kind thing wey dem no mention person name, for example, for di story of “di woman for di well.” As dem no mention any name, e show say we suppose see ourselves inside dis story.
“Blindness” na when we no fit see God hand dey work all around us. E dey hard us to see di miracles wey God grace dey do every day for our lives and for other people lives. So di first thing we suppose do with dis Scripture na to try recognize say we no dey see. We suppose try realize say many times, we no dey see God dey work. When we realize dis, e go move us to desire spiritual healing. E go invite us to want see God dey work.
Di good news wey clear na say Jesus heal dis man, just as E dey willingly heal us. To make person see again easy for Jesus. So di first prayer we suppose pray because of dis story na simply, “Lord, I want see!” When we humbly realize say we blind, we dey invite God grace to work for us. And if we no humbly accept say we blind, we no go dey ready to seek healing.
Di way E heal dis man still get important meaning. E use Im own spit make poto-poto and rub am for di man eyes, and at first, dis no really be wetin person go like. But e show us something wey really important. E show say Jesus fit use something wey no get anything special at all as wetin Im divine grace go come through!
If we look di meaning wey dis action stand for, we fit understand some deep truths. Too many times, we dey look for God work only for things wey pass ordinary. But many times, E dey with us inside ordinary things. We fit face di temptation to think say God dey give Im grace only through great acts of love or sacrifice. We fit face di temptation to think say God no fit use di ordinary things wey we dey do every day to perform Im miracles. But dis no true. Na inside those ordinary things for life God dey present. E dey present when we dey wash plate, do housework, drive pikin go school, play game with family member, gist with person or help person. In fact, di more ordinary di thing we dey do be, di more we suppose try to see God dey work inside am. And when we really “see” Am dey work inside di ordinary things for life, E go heal our spiritual blindness.
Today, think deep about dis thing wey Jesus do, and allow our Lord rub Im spit and sand for your eyes. Allow Am give you di gift to see spiritually. And as you begin see say E dey present for your life, di beauty wey you go see go amaze you.
Lord, I want see. Help me make I receive healing from my blindness. Help me see You dey work inside every ordinary thing wey I dey do for my life. Help me see Your divine grace inside even di smallest things wey happen for my day. And as I see You alive and dey work, fill my heart with thanks for wetin You let me see. Jesus, na You I trust.
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