September 24, 2020
Thursday for di Twenty-Fifth Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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But Herod talk say, “John, I don cut im head comot. So who be dis Person wey I dey hear all dis kind things about?” And e continue to try to see am. Luke 9:9
Herod show us some bad qualities and some good ones too. Di bad ones dey very clear. Herod dey live life wey full of sin and, for di end, dis im life wey no dey follow God way lead am to order make dem cut St. John the Baptist head comot. But di Scripture wey dey above show one quality wey catch attention and wey we suppose try to copy.
Herod get interest for Jesus. Scripture talk say, “E continue to try to see am.” Even though dis one no later make Herod accept di message wey John the Baptist first preach and turn from sin come meet God, at least na first step e be.
Since we no get better word to use, maybe we fit call dis desire wey Herod get “desire to know wey holy.” E know say something dey special about Jesus, and e want understand am. E want know who Jesus be, and Jesus message make am want know more.
Even though God call all of us to go far pass where Herod reach as we dey seek di truth, we still fit see say Herod represent plenty people for our society well. Plenty people want know more about di Gospel and everything wey our faith dey teach. Dem dey listen with desire to know wetin di pope dey talk and how di Church dey respond to injustice for di world. Apart from dat, society as a whole dey often condemn and criticize us and our faith. But dis one still show sign say society get interest and desire to hear wetin God get to talk, especially through our Church.
Today, think deep about two things. First, think about your own desire to know more. And when you discover dis desire, no stop for there. Allow am draw you near di message of our Lord. Second, pay attention to di “desire to know wey holy” wey people around you get. Maybe your neighbour, family member or person wey you dey work with don show interest for wetin your faith and our Church get to talk. When you see dat one, pray for dem and ask God to use you as E use John the Baptist, to carry Im message go meet everybody wey dey seek am.
Lord, help me to seek You for everything and for every time. When darkness surround me, help me to find di light wey You don reveal. Then help me to carry dat light go meet di world wey need am well-well. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Picture: Christ for Front of Herod Antipas, wey Nikolaus Knüpfer paint
