June 13, 2020
Saturday for di Tenth Week of Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saint Anthony of Padua, Prist and Dokita of di Chọch—Memorial
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“Make your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ Anything wey pass this one come from di Evil One.” Matthew 5:37
This na statement wey make person think. At first, e fit look like say e too much to talk say “Anything else come from di Evil One.” But since na Jesus talk these words, dem na words of complete truth. So wetin Jesus mean?
Jesus talk this statement as E dey teach us about wetin right and wetin wrong for oath-taking. Di main thing wey di lesson dey show us na di basic principle of “to dey talk true” wey dey inside di Eighth Commandment. Jesus dey tell us make we dey talk true, make wetin we talk be wetin we mean, and make we mean wetin we talk.
One reason why Jesus bring this matter up as E dey teach about oath-taking na say we no suppose need any solemn oath for our normal everyday talk. True, some oaths get solemn character, like Marriage vows, or di vows and promises wey prists and people for religious life dey make with deep seriousness. In fact, for every Sacrament, person dey make one kind solemn promise. But di nature of these promises na more to show faith openly than to make sure say people answer for wetin dem promise.
Di truth be say di Eighth Commandment, wey call us to be people wey dey talk true and live straight, suppose don reach for everything we dey do every day. We no need to “swear to God” about this or that. We no suppose feel say we must convince another person say we dey talk true for one situation or another. Instead, if we be people wey dey talk true and live straight, then our word go reach, and wetin we talk go be true simply because na we talk am.
Today, think well about how you dey talk true for every area of your life. You don build di habit to dey talk true for both big and small matters of life? People dey see this good quality for your life? To dey talk true and to be person wey stand for truth na ways to proclaim di Gospel through wetin we dey do. Today, make up your mind to dey talk true, and di Lord go do great things through di words wey you speak.
Lord, help me make I be person wey dey talk true and live straight. I dey sorry for di times wey I don twist di truth, deceive people for ways wey no easy to notice, and tell plain lies. Help my “Yes” make e always agree with Your most holy will, and help me make I always turn away from wrong ways. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Saint of Today – Saint Anthony of Padua, Prist and Dokita of di Chọch
