July 6, 2020
Monday for the Fourteenth Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr—Memorial wey No Be Obligation
When Jesus reach the official house and see the people wey dey play flute and the crowd wey dey make noise, He talk say, “Make una comot! The girl no die; na sleep she dey sleep.” And dem laugh am. When dem don send the crowd outside, He enter, hold the girl hand, and the small girl get up. News of wetin happen spread for that whole land. Matthew 9:23-26
Jesus do plenty miracles. Plenty times, He show say His power pass the laws wey dey guide nature. For this Gospel passage, He overcome death as He bring this small girl back to life. And the way He do am make am look like something wey normal and easy for Him.
When we reflect on how Jesus dey do His miracles, we fit understand plenty things. Plenty people dey amazed, and His power to do miracles dey shock dem. But Jesus dey do am like say na normal part of His day. He no dey make big matter out of am; in fact, many times He dey tell people make dem no tell others about His miracles.
One clear thing wey this show us be say Jesus truly get complete power over the physical world and all the laws wey dey guide nature. This story remind us say na Him create the whole universe, and everything wey dey come from Him. If He fit create everything just because He will am, He fit easily create the laws wey dey guide nature afresh and change dem as He will.
To understand the full truth about His complete authority over nature suppose also give us confidence for His complete authority over the spiritual world and everything wey make up our lives. He fit do everything, and He fit do everything easily.
If we come get deep faith for His almighty power, and we also clearly understand His perfect love for us and how He know us perfectly, we go fit trust Him reach one level wey we never know say dey possible. Why we no go trust Him completely, when He fit do everything and He love us perfectly? Why we no go trust Him, when He know everything about us and na only our good He want? We suppose trust Him! He deserve that trust, and our trust go open way for His almighty power to work for our lives.
Today, reflect on two things. First, you understand how deep His power reach? Second, you know say His love dey move Him to use that power for your good? When you know and believe these truths, dem go change your life and open way for Him to do miracles of grace.
Lord, I truly believe say You get absolute authority over everything and complete authority over my life. Help me to trust You and to trust the love wey You get for me. Jesus, na You I trust.
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Saint for Today – Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr
Picture: As Jesus Raise Jairus Daughter from Death, by Paolo Veronese
