September 20, 2020
Sunday Nomba 25 for Ordinary Time, Year A
Readings for Today
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“As e go out around five o’clock, e see other people wey stand dey wait, and e ask dem, ‘Why una stand here all day without work?’ Dem answer, ‘Because nobody don hire us.’ E tell dem, ‘Make una too go work for my vineyard.’” Matthew 20:6-7
Dis passage show di fifth time for one day wey di owner of di vineyard go out go hire more workers. Each time, e see people wey no get work to do, and e hire dem there and then, send dem go di vineyard. We know how di story end. Dem pay di people wey dem hire late for di day, for five o’clock, di same wages as di people wey work all day.
One lesson we fit learn from dis parable na say God dey give with open hand well-well, and e never too late to turn to Am when we dey in need. Too many times, for our life of faith, we siddon “without work all day.” In other words, e easy for us to just dey do things wey look like life of faith, but we no really take up di daily work of building our relationship with our Lord. E far easier to live life of faith wey no dey active than to live one wey dey active and dey bring change.
For dis passage, make we hear Jesus dey invite us to start work, so to talk. One challenge wey plenty people dey face na say dem don spend years dey live with faith wey no dey active, and dem no know how to change am. If na so your own be, dis passage na for you. E show say God dey merciful reach di end. E no dey ever hold back from giving us His riches, no matter how long we don stay away from Am and no matter how far we don fall.
Today, think well about how committed you dey as you dey live your faith. Tell yourself di truth, and think whether you dey mostly stay without doing anything or you dey work hard. If you dey work hard, give thanks and continue with your commitment without holding back. If you no dey do anything, today na di day wey our Lord dey invite you to change. Make dat change, start work, and know say our Lord dey give with open hand well-well.
Lord, help me make my commitment to live my life of faith grow stronger. Help me hear Your gentle invitation to enter Your Vineyard of grace. I thank You because You dey give with open hand, and I dey seek to receive dis gift of Your mercy wey You dey give freely. Jesus, na You I trust.
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Saint of di Day – Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Their Companions, Martyrs
Dem no dey celebrate dem as liturgical memorial dis year because di day fall on Sunday
Picture: Parable of di workers for di vineyard. by Christian Dietrich
