January 27, 2021
Wednesday for di Third Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saint Angela Merici, Virgin—Memorial Wey No Be Obligation
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“Di ones wey dem sow among chuku-chuku plants na another kind. Na di people wey hear di word, but worry about things of dis world, di way riches dey attract dem, and strong desire for other things enter come choke di word, and e no bear fruit.” Mark 4:20
Dis description from di Parable of di Sower be like say e describe more and more people for our world today. Di first group of people wey dis parable mention get small faith or no faith at all. Na di seed wey dem sow for road, wey satan quickly come chop, represent dem. Di second group of people get small faith for beginning. Na di seed wey dem sow for ground wey get plenty rock represent dem. Di passage above represent di third group of people, wey be like seeds wey dem sow for good soil, but wey still dey among chuku-chuku plants. Di fourth group na those wey be like rich soil, and di Word of God dey grow deep for their lives. Make we look di third group of people well well.
Three evil things dey choke di Word of God for our lives: “worry about things of dis world, di way riches dey attract people, and strong desire for other things.” For dis our time, plenty people dey face different kinds of worry, desire for material wealth don take over their minds, and dem dey strongly desire plenty other things. For all three cases, these temptations wey dey inside their hearts dey overpower di pure Truth of di Word of God for their lives.
Worry wey too much na common problem today. And even though plenty times na struggle for di mind, e fit still get spiritual root. Dis kind worry mean say person dey worry too much, dey fear about plenty areas of life, and no dey get rest of mind about di future. For dis case, when Jesus Himself and di Truth of di Gospel message no fill and direct our lives, we dey on our own to “find how to sort am out.” And almost every time, dis loneliness go make us lose hope, enter fear, and lack deep peace.
Most people wey dey struggle with worry wey too much go dey always look for cure. And one place wey dem often dey look na di false comfort wey material wealth or “strong desire for other things” dey promise. Imagine say you win money wey plenty well well. Dis one go solve all di worries for your life? Even though you fit dey tempted to think say e go solve dem, deep inside, all of us know say na lie. Material wealth no ever be source of satisfaction wey person fit rely on for life. Na so e still be with almost every other thing wey we “strongly desire” for life. Na only one thing fit satisfy us. And dat one thing na God.
Today, think deeply about those things for your life wey be like say na dem dey take all di strength of your mind. Wetin you dey worry about, wetin you dey hope for, and wetin you dey desire deep inside? Wetin you wrongly believe say go ease di struggles inside your heart? Wetin you dey strongly desire? Take time today remind yourself of dis truth wey nobody fit deny: na only God, His holy will, and everything wey He don reveal as Truth fit truly satisfy you. Try make dat Truth enter deep inside your heart, so dat di Truths of God go grow and bear di plenty good fruit wey you dey desire deep inside.
My merciful Lord, help me make I open my heart fully to Your holy Word, so dat di seed of Your Word go take root deep inside my heart. Make I always reject di plenty lies and deceit of di world, so dat I fit dey free from di worries and pleasures of life wey no dey last. Make I seek only di deep joy wey dey sustain person, wey dey come from life wey person don give fully to You, so dat I go live for di peace and grace of Your holy will. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Saint of Today – Saint Angela Merici, Virgin
Di main picture above: Parable of di Sower (September) By Marten van Valckenborch
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