April 30, 2020
Thursday for di Third Week of Easter
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Saint Pius V, Pope—Memorial wey No Be Must

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Jesus tell di crowd say: “Nobody fit come meet Me unless di Father wey send Me draw am, and I go raise am up on di last day.” John 6:44

Dis Bible passage show us one wonderful spiritual truth wey we need to understand and live by if we wan grow close to God. Na di truth say na di Father dey draw us come meet Jesus.

First of all, e dey important to understand di first part of wetin Jesus talk: “Nobody fit come meet Me unless…” Dis tell us say to come meet Jesus with faith, to grow for dat faith, and to grow for di love wey we get for God no be wetin we fit do by our own power. To begin get faith na to respond to wetin God dey do for our life.

E dey important to understand dis if we wan get true relationship with Christ, because e show us say we must allow God to take di first step for dat relationship. When we allow Am do dis, na our responsibility to respond.

Of course, dis no mean say we go just sit down fold hand dey wait make God reach out to us. God dey always reach out to us, dey always speak, and dey always draw us come meet Am. So our first responsibility na to pay attention as E gently dey draw us with love. Na through di gentle prompting of grace E dey invite us to turn to Am more completely and to surrender ourselves to Am more fully every day.

For dis our world wey everybody dey busy, e too easy to allow di many voices wey dey compete for our attention distract us. E easy to hear how di world and all di things wey e dey use attract us dey pull us, and even push us. Di world don sabi well well how to catch our attention wey no dey last long, and offer us quick satisfaction wey go later leave us empty inside.

But God voice and di way E dey invite us dey very different. Na for quietness inside our heart we dey find dem. But we no need to dey monastery before we fit get dis quietness inside our heart. Instead, we dey get am when we faithfully set time aside to pray every day, and make am our habit to turn to God for everything. We dey get am when we respond as God dey call us, then continue to respond again and again. Dis dey help us form di habit of allowing God draw us, listening, responding, and allowing Am draw us even closer so we fit respond again.

Today, reflect on how well you dey listen to God. Try find at least small minutes (or more) to stay quiet today. Close your eyes and listen. Listen as God dey speak to you. When E draw you, respond to Am with all your heart, without holding anything back. Na di best choice wey you fit make every day!

Lord, abeg draw me come meet You, draw me close and help me recognize Your voice. As I dey hear You call me, help me respond to You with all my heart, without holding anything back. My life na Your own, dear Lord. Help me to desire You more and more. Jesus, na You I trust.

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