August 28, 2020
Friday for di Twenty-First Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saint Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Doctor of di Church—Memorial
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“‘Lord, Lord, open di door for us!’ But e answer dem say, ‘Amen, I dey tell una, I no know una.’” Matthew 25:11b-12
Dat kind experience go really make person fear and think well. Dis passage come from di Parable of di Ten Virgins. Five of dem prepare to meet our Lord, but di other five no prepare. When di Lord come, di five foolish virgins don go find more oil for their lamps, and when dem return, dem don already lock di door to di feast. Di passage above show wetin happen next.
One reason why Jesus tell dis parable na to wake us up. We must dey ready for Am every day. And how we go take make sure say we dey ready? We dey ready when we get plenty “oil” for our lamps. Di oil stand especially for charity for our lives. So, di simple question wey we suppose think deeply about na dis: “Charity dey for my life?”
Charity pass ordinary human love. By “human love,” we mean emotion, feeling, attraction, and other things like dat. We fit get dis kind feeling for another person, for something wey we dey do, or for plenty things for life. We fit “love” to play sports, or watch films, and other things like dat.
But charity pass all dis by far. Charity mean say we dey love with di heart of Christ. E mean say Jesus don put His own merciful heart inside our hearts, and we dey love with His love. Charity na gift from God wey dey help us reach out to other people and care for dem for ways wey pass wetin our own power fit do by far. Charity na God dey work for our lives, and we need am if we want make dem welcome us to di feast for Heaven.
Today, think deeply about whether you fit see di heart of Jesus dey alive inside your own heart. You fit see Am dey work inside you, dey move you to reach out to other people even when e hard? You dey talk and do things wey dey help people grow for holiness? God dey work inside you and through you to bring change for di world? If your answer to dis questions na “Yes,” then charity dey alive for your life for sure.
Lord, make my heart become place wey fit for Your own divine heart to dwell. Make my heart dey beat with Your love, and make my words and actions show di perfect care wey You get for other people. Jesus, na You I trust.
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Saint for Today – Saint Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Doctor of di Church
Picture: Di Parable of di Wise and Foolish Virgins by Pieter Liesaert
