Foundation Wey Dey Ontop Rock

September 12, 2020
Saturday for di Twenty-Third Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today

Di Holy Name of di Blessed Virgin Mary—Memorial Wey No Be Must

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“I go show una wetin person wey come meet Me, listen to My words, and do wetin dem talk be like. Dat person be like man wey dey build house, wey dig go deep and lay di foundation ontop rock; when flood come, di river rush hit dat house but e no fit shake am because dem build am well.” Luke 6:47-48

How di foundation of your life be? Na strong rock? Abi na sand? Dis Gospel passage dey show how important strong foundation be for life.

People no dey often think about foundation or worry about am unless e collapse. E important make we reflect on dis. When foundation strong, people no dey often notice am, and dem no dey worry much anytime storm come.

Na so e still be for di foundation of our spiritual life. Di kind spiritual foundation wey God dey call us to get na deep faith wey stand well for prayer. Our foundation na di way we dey talk with Christ and listen to Am every day. For dat prayer, Jesus Himself dey become di foundation of our life. And when na Him be di foundation of our life, nothing fit harm us and nothing fit stop us from fulfilling di mission wey we get for life.

Compare dis one with foundation wey no strong. Foundation wey no strong na di one wey person dey depend on imself as di source of wetin go make am stand firm and give am strength when trouble come. But di truth be say none of us strong reach to be our own foundation. People wey try dis way na foolish people wey go learn through suffering say dem no fit withstand any storm wey life bring come meet dem.

Today, reflect on how well dem don build di foundation of your life. When e strong, you fit give attention to plenty other parts of your life. When e no strong, you go dey struggle every time to manage di damage as you dey try stop your life from scattering. Give yourself afresh to life of deep prayer so dat Christ Jesus go be di strong rock foundation of your life.

Lord, na You be my rock and my strength. Na only You dey support me through everything for life. Help me make I depend on You even more, so dat every day I go fit do everything wey You call me to do. Jesus, na You I trust.