July 11, 2020
Saturday for di Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saint Benedict, Abbot—Memorial
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“Nothing dey wey dem hide wey dem no go reveal, and no secret dey wey people no go know.” Matthew 10:26b
This thought fit bring plenty comfort, or e fit make person fear well-well, depending on wetin you don “hide” or wetin you keep as “secret” inside your heart. Wetin dey there, deep inside your conscience? Wetin hide there wey na only God dey see for now? For this matter, two opposite ends dey wey people fit fall into, and plenty positions dey between di two ends.
Di first end na person wey dey pretend to be one kind of person for public, but for secret, e dey live completely different life. Na people wey fall into di sin of hypocrisy, or people wey we fit call “two-faced.” This na condition wey suppose make person fear. E dey frightening because people wey dey live this kind life no ever get true peace. Na wetin other people think and how people see dem for public dey occupy their whole mind. Inside dem, plenty sorrow, worry and fear dey. This kind person dey struggle well-well to show true humility, honesty and integrity for any part of im life.
But even as we don talk this one, another kind of person dey wey dey live life wey people no dey see. Na di hidden life of a saint be this! Take di Blessed Virgin Mary as example. Early for her life, people see her as woman wey dey have sex outside marriage, and this “picture wey people get of her” no ever change for this world. How else she for take get belle with Jesus? Na so plenty people think. But di truth be say her soul na di creation wey fine pass, pure pass and holy pass among everything wey God ever create. And now, di beauty of her inner life don show before di angels and saints, and e go continue to show for all eternity!
Di promise for di Scripture above be say everything wey dey inside our heart and conscience go show for all eternity. So, people wey dey live truly holy, humble and sincere life of virtue now, na so people go see dem for all eternity. People wey dey live evil life for secret, their life go dey visible for all eternity in some way wey agree with God mercy and justice.
Again, this one go most likely bring comfort or fear, depending on wetin dey our hearts. But di main thing wey we suppose learn from this na how important e be to strive for heart wey truly holy and pure, here and now. E no matter if nobody see your holiness; na only God need to see am. Di aim na to allow God shape beautiful inner life for you, and to allow Am make your soul beautiful for Im eyes.
Today, reflect on how well you dey do this. How well you dey allow God every day to treat your heart and conscience as wetin belong to Am, and make am place of true beauty wey dey give Im heart, and your own heart, plenty joy?
Lord, abeg come make my heart di place wey You dey dwell. Make my soul please You for every way. Make Your glory show there, and make You allow this glory to show for all eternity. Jesus, na You I trust.
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