June 26, 2020
Friday for the Twelfth Week of Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saint Josemaría Escrivá, Fada—Memorial wey No Dey Compulsory
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Im body clean from ekpenta at once. Then Jesus tell am, “Make sure say you no tell anybody, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift wey Moses command; that one go be proof for dem.” Matthew 8:3b-4
One wonderful miracle happen, and Jesus just tell the person wey receive healing say make e “no tell anybody.” Why Jesus talk this one?
First, make we start by reflecting on wetin Jesus do. As E cleanse this man from ekpenta, E give the man im whole life back. The man bin dey live as person wey dem reject, separate from the community; in one sense, im ekpenta take everything from am. But e get faith in Jesus and put imself under God care and mercy. The result be say e become whole again and im health return fully.
Jesus dey often tell people wey receive healing make dem no tell anybody. One reason for this na say Jesus no do these works of love and mercy for Im own benefit; instead, E do dem out of love. Jesus love this man wey get ekpenta and want give am this precious gift of healing. E do am out of compassion and, in return, E only want make the man thank Am. E no need to turn this one to public show; E only want make the man get grateful heart.
Na so e still be with us. We need to know say God love us so much that E want lift our heavy loads and heal our weaknesses just because E love us. The main reason why E dey do am no be because E go gain anything; instead, E dey do am out of love for us.
One lesson wey we fit learn from this concern the works of love and mercy wey we ourselves dey do for other people. When we make special effort to show love and compassion, we dey okay if nobody know? Too often, we want make people notice us and praise us. But the nature of any work of love and compassion be say we suppose do am just out of love. In fact, when we do something out of love and compassion and nobody notice am, e dey help us grow for love and compassion. E dey purify our intentions and help us love just for the sake of love itself.
Today, reflect on wetin dey move you to do the kind things wey you dey do. Pray make you too fit desire to do good things for secret, as you dey follow the example of our divine Lord.
Lord, make my love for other people grow, and make I show that love in a pure way. Make desire for empty praise never be wetin dey move me. Jesus, na You I trust.
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