Satide, December 19, 2020
Weekday for Advent
Readings for Today
O Antiphons for Advent
December 17–23
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“Na me be Gabriel, wey dey stand for God front. Dem send me make I talk to you and announce dis good news to you. But now, your mouth go close and you no go fit talk until di day wey all dis things go happen, because you no believe my words, wey go come true for their proper time.” Luke 1:19–20
Imagine say Archangel Gabriel appear to you. How e for be? Dis very Archangel dey stand for front of di beauty and splendour of di Most Holy Trinity wey pass wetin person fit understand, and e dey bring messages wey get di greatest importance. Gabriel na God messenger wey people know pass. Take small time think deep about how dis kind glorious appearance for be.
For di passage above, dis glorious Archangel appear to Zechariah as e dey do im priestly duty to burn incense for di Lord front inside di Holy of Holies. As Zechariah enter di sanctuary while all di people remain outside dey pray, e suddenly see di Archangel for vision. Di Archangel tell am say im wife Elizabeth go born pikin, even though she don old. But even though Zechariah hear dis message from Gabriel, di Archangel wey dey stand for God front, e doubt wetin dem dey tell am.
You for believe Archangel Gabriel if na you be Zechariah? Abi you for doubt? Even though we fit no get way to know di answer to dat question, e good make you humbly think about di truth say you sef fit really don doubt. E take true humility to admit say dis one fit happen. Like Zechariah, all of us dey weak and we be sinners. We no get di perfect faith wey our Blessed Mother get. And if you fit humbly admit dis one, you don dey good position to overcome di weakness for faith wey you dey struggle with. Zechariah suffer well-well because e lack faith, but dat suffering lead am to get fresh faith when e obey di Archangel and name im pikin John.
Today, think deep about how well you dey listen to everything wey God dey tell you. You dey listen, believe and obey? Abi you dey question and doubt God voice? Know say God dey speak to you every single day. Admit di ways wey your faith never perfect, and allow dat humble admission make you strong for where you need help pass.
Lord, I know say I never get di deep, perfect faith wey I dey desire with all my heart. I know say You dey speak to me day and night, and I dey fail to listen and obey. As I humble myself for Your front and confess say my faith dey weak, give me strength make I respond more fully every day to everything wey You dey tell me. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Di main picture above: Archangel Gabriel make Zachariah no fit talk, by Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov
