Bredi wey Dey Give Life

April 20, 2021
Tuesday for di Third Week of Easter
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So dem tell Jesus, “Oga, dey give us dis bredi always.” Jesus tell dem, “Na Me be di bredi wey dey give life; anybody wey come meet Me no go ever hungry, and anybody wey believe in Me no go ever thirsty.” John 6:34–35

Imagine say hunger or thirst no go ever catch you again. For ordinary human life, dis kind thing go really dey interesting. Of course, if hunger or thirst no ever catch your body, you fit no ever enjoy di sweetness of good food and drink. So why anybody go want miss dis kind enjoyment?

Of course, Jesus no dey talk about ordinary food and drink; na hunger and thirst for things wey pass nature E dey talk about. And E no dey talk say di spiritual food and drink wey E come give us go remove our ability to enjoy spiritual fulfilment. Instead, Jesus dey talk say di spiritual food and drink wey E go provide go bring fulfilment and satisfaction wey no go ever end.

We go continue to read Chapter 6 of di Gospel of John throughout dis week, di Third Week of Easter. Dis chapter give us wetin dem traditionally dey call di “Teaching about di Bredi wey Dey Give Life.” Na John’s deep teaching about di Eukarist wey Holy Pass, wey carry deep spiritual mystery and meaning.

First of all, e good make we look at wetin happen around dis Gospel passage. Remember say di day before, Jesus do di miracle wey make di bredi and fish plenty, and di crowd wey E don feed dey now look for more food. Jesus use their desire for more food take begin teach dem about di Eukarist wey Holy Pass, and E want do di same thing for you.

Put yourself inside dis scene. Wetin you dey hunger and thirst for pass? Maybe you get plenty food for body, or maybe you no get. If you get, wetin else you dey long for? Wetin you desire? When you don identify di things wey your heart desire pass right now, use dis desires take allow our Lord teach you about di Bredi wey Dey Give Life. E fit help make you tell our Lord, “Na dis things I dey desire for my life now…” Then, open yourself to hear Jesus tell you, “I want give you plenty more. Na Me be wetin you truly dey long for. If you come meet Me, all your desires go find fulfilment, and you go receive even more.” Na dis be di main thing wey Jesus and dis crowd dey talk about throughout John Chapter 6.

You believe say di Eukarist wey Holy Pass fit satisfy di deepest longing for your heart? Too many times, we dey approach dat Sakrament with lazy attitude and mind wey dey wander. Because of dis, we often no dey truly receive our Lord in di way wey go bring dis deepest joy and satisfaction.

Today and throughout dis week, reflect on how you dey approach Holy Communion. Di Eukarist na Christ Himself. Na gift wey fit no only sustain us for every way, but also draw us enter di greatest joys of Heaven. Believe wetin Jesus talk for dis holy chapter of di Gospel of John. Because if your belief in everything wey Jesus don talk grow deeper, you go begin understand say dis precious gift go begin fulfil everything wey you dey long for in life, for ways wey pass wetin you fit imagine.

My Lord wey dey present for di Eukarist, na You be di Bredi wey Dey Give Life. Na You be everything wey I desire for life. Give me di grace to understand, dear Lord, so dat I fit come believe everything wey You don reveal about di Eukarist wey Holy Pass. I believe, my God. Help me where I no believe. Jesus, na You I trust.

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