February 12, 2021
Fraide for Week Five for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Dem wonder well-well, and dem talk say, “E don do everything well. E dey make people wey no fit hear begin hear, and people wey no fit talk begin talk.” Mark 7:37
This sentence na di end of di story about how Jesus heal one man wey no fit hear and wey still get problem to talk. Dem bring di man come meet Jesus. Jesus take am go one side where na only two of dem dey, come shout, “Ephphatha!” (wey mean, “Open!”), and di man well. Even though this na wonderful gift for this man and na act of great mercy towards am, e still show say God want use us draw other people come meet Himself.
With only our natural human power, none of us fit hear di voice of God when E dey speak. We need di gift of grace for this. Because of this, with only our natural human power, we no fit speak di many truths wey God want make we speak. This story dey teach us say God still want heal our ears so we go fit hear His gentle voice, and free our tongues so we go fit speak for Am.
But this story no be only about how God dey speak to each one of us; e still show our duty to bring other people wey no know Christ come meet Am. Na this man friends bring am come meet Jesus. And Jesus take di man go one side where na only two of dem dey. This dey help us understand how we fit help other people come know our Lord voice. Many times, when we want share di Gospel with another person, we dey tend to talk to di person and try to use reasons convince am to turn im life to Christ. Even though this fit bring good fruit sometimes, di real aim wey we must get na to help di person spend some time alone with our Lord, so Jesus go fit heal am.
If our Lord don truly open your ears, then your tongue go free too. And na only if your tongue don free God go fit use you draw other people come meet Himself. If no be so, your work to spread di Gospel go depend only on your own effort. So, if you get people for your life wey no seem to dey listen to di voice of God and follow His holy will, then first of all, give yourself fully to listening to our Lord yourself. Let your ears hear Am. And when you hear Am, na His voice go then speak through you for di way wey E want take reach other people.
Today, think deeply about this scene for di Gospel. Think especially about this man friends and how dem receive inspiration to bring am come meet Jesus. Ask our Lord to use you for di same kind of way. As you dey pray, think deeply about di people for your life wey God want call come meet Himself through your help, and give yourself to serve our Lord, so His voice go fit speak through you for di way wey E choose.
My good Jesus, abeg open my ears make I hear everything wey You want tell me, and abeg free my tongue so I go fit speak Your holy word to other people. I offer myself to You for Your glory, and I pray make You use me according to Your holy will. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Main image wey dey above: Healing of people wey no fit hear or talk
