May 6, 2020
Wednesday of di Fourth Week of Easter
Readings for Today
Jesus shout talk say, “Anybody wey believe in Me no believe in only Me, but also in di One wey send Me, and anybody wey see Me see di One wey send Me.” John 12:44–45
Now, if we take these words just as dem be, e hard to understand. How e take be say people wey look Jesus dey look di Father too? How e take be say to see Jesus na to see di Father for Heaven?
Di answer simple well-well. Di unity wey di Father and di Son share na perfect unity. Dem remain distinct Persons, but Dem still dey united as one. Dem dey united for Their perfect love and for di perfect communion of Their wills.
For that reason, to know Jesus na to know di Father too. But di truth be say di Father’s presence dey hidden, just as di divinity of di Son dey hidden. Even though we no experience to see Jesus dey waka for this Earth as di first disciples do, na this same reality we dey meet every time we come before di Holy Eucharist. When we enter church and bend one knee before di tabernacle, e important make we always dey fully aware say we dey for di full divine presence of God di Son. And for that reason, we dey for di full divine presence of di Father too! Their presence real and complete. Na just say our five senses no fit perceive Them.
But one important thing to think deep about here na di unity of di Father, di Son and di Holy Spirit. To use prayer think deep about Their unity dey help our prayer life well-well. Why? Because God call us to share in Their unity, and E call us to dey united with one another.
Unity no easy. E need plenty love well-well. E mean say you go dey fully there for di other person, dey seek to understand dem fully, accept dem and know dem. And na di Trinity be our model for this. Whether na parents and children, husband and wife, friends or other people, God call us to deep unity wey go last.
Think about somebody wey you know well. And think about another person wey that person know well and love. To some extent, you fit feel say you know that other person just because you know di person wey know dem. For example, make we say you get one very close friend wey get pikin, and your friend dey tell you plenty things about im pikin. Wetin you dey experience na di unity of that parent and pikin through your relationship with your friend.
Na so e be with God. As we dey come know God di Son, we dey come know God di Father too. And di good news be say if we know God, and we then allow another person to know us, wetin go happen be say we dey allow that person to come know God through us. This na one of di wonderful ways to spread di Good News and bring God to people wey we know and love.
Today, think deep about your relationship with God and how e dey shine through all di other relationships wey you get. Give yourself more fully to know God and love Am, so that other people around you fit benefit from di love wey you get for Am.
Lord, help me to know You and love You, and through that relationship, make I come know and love di Father and di Holy Spirit. And as my love for You, Most Holy Trinity, dey grow, help me to carry that love enter every relationship wey I get, so that I fit be instrument of Your love to other people. Most Holy Trinity, na You I trust.
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