November 28, 2020
Saturday for the Thirty-Fourth Week for Ordinary Time
Ridings for Dis Day
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“Make una take care so dat sleep no go begin catch una heart because of parti wey no get control, to dey drunk, and worries of everyday life, and dat day no go catch una by surprise like trap.” Luke 21:34-35a
Dis na the last day of our liturgical year! And for dis day, the Gospel dey remind us how e easy to become lazy for our life of faith. E dey remind us say sleep fit begin catch our heart because of “parti wey no get control, to dey drunk, and worries of everyday life.” Make we look at dese temptations.
First, we get warning against parti wey no get control and to dey drunk. Dis warning truly concern wetin the words mean directly: we suppose avoid misuse of drugs and alcohol. But e still concern plenty other ways wey sleep dey begin catch us because we no dey control our desires. Misuse of alcohol na only one way to escape from the burdens of life, but plenty other ways dey wey we fit do dis. Anytime we allow ourself to do one thing or another pass the proper limit, we dey begin allow sleep to catch our heart for spiritual life. Anytime we dey look for how to escape from life for small time without turning to God, we dey allow sleep to catch us spiritually.
Second, dis passage show say “worries of everyday life” na one thing wey fit make sleep begin catch us. Plenty times, we dey face worries for life. One thing or another fit make us feel say the load don too much and we no fit carry am. When we feel say life don become heavy load, we dey often look for way to escape. And too many times, dat “way to escape” na something wey dey make sleep catch us spiritually.
Jesus dey speak dis Gospel to challenge us to stay awake and dey watchful for our life of faith. Dis dey happen when we keep the truth for our mind and heart and keep our eyes on wetin God want. The moment we turn our eyes to the burdens of life and fail to see God for the middle of everything, sleep dey begin catch us spiritually and, for one sense, we dey begin fall asleep.
As the liturgical year dey end today, reflect on the truth say God dey call you to wake up fully. E want all your attention, and E want make you dey fully sober for your life of faith. Keep your eyes on Am and allow Am to keep you ready all the time for His return wey dey near.
Lord, I truly love You, and I want to love You more and more. Help me to stay fully awake for my life of faith. Help me to keep my eyes on You through everything so dat I go always dey ready for You when You come meet me. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Picture wey we feature above: Una No Fit Stay Awake With Me for One Hour by James Tissot
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