September 25, 2020
Friday for Week Twenty-Five for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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“Di people dem talk say na who I be?” Dem answer, “John the Baptist; other people say na Elijah; some other people still say, ‘One of di prophet dem for olden days don rise.’” Then He ask dem, “But una talk say na who I be?” Peter answer, “Na Christ of God.” Luke 9:18c-20
Peter answer correctly. Jesus na “Christ of God.” Plenty other people talk about Am as only one great prophet, but Peter see pass that one. E see say Jesus na di one and only Anointed One wey come from God. For another way to talk am, Jesus na God.
Even though we know say this one na true, sometimes we fit no fully understand how deep this “Mystery of di Faith” be. Jesus na human being, and He na God. This one hard to understand. E for hard too for people wey live for Jesus time to understand this great mystery. Imagine say you sit down for Jesus front, dey listen as He dey talk. If you dey there for Him front, you for conclude say He still be di second Person of di Trinity wey Holy Pass? You for conclude say He don dey from all eternity and say na Him be di great I AM WHO I AM? You for conclude say He perfect for every way, and say na Him still create everything and dey keep everything for existence?
E likely say none of us for fully understand di true depth of wetin e mean say Jesus na “Christ of God.” E likely say we for notice something special about Am, but we for fail to see who He really be for di fullness of Him being.
Na so e still be today. When we look at di Eucharist wey Holy Pass, we dey see God? We dey see di Almighty God wey get all power, wey get love wey no get limit, wey don dey from all eternity, wey be di source of everything wey good, and wey create everything? Maybe di answer na both “Yes” and “No.” “Yes” because we believe, and “no” because we no fully understand.
Today, think deeply about Christ as God. Think deeply about how He dey present for di Eucharist wey Holy Pass, and how He still dey present all around us. You dey see Am? You believe? How deep and complete your faith for Am be? Commit yourself again to understand more deeply who Jesus be as God. Try make your faith go one step deeper.
Lord, I truly believe. I believe say You na Christ of God. Help me understand wetin that one mean even more. Help me see more clearly say You na God, and help me believe in You more fully. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Picture: Di Calling of di Apostles, by Domenico Ghirlandaio
