May 2, 2021
Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year B)
Readings for Today
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“Na Me be di vine, una na di branches. Anybody wey remain inside Me, and wey I remain inside am, go bear plenty fruit, because without Me una no fit do anything.” John 15:5
See how this short reminder get deep meaning…“Without Me una no fit do anything.”
At first, to hear this fit pain us. E fit wound our pride, and we fit no like this idea at all. Na really true? We really no fit do anything without God? Di answer clear: “Yes.” Jesus no dey lie. We no fit do anything without God for our lives.
In fact, if God forget us for even one moment, we go stop to exist. Even as we dey exist at all, na because God continue to will say make we exist. And as for to do good, to make things better, to live life wey dey bear good fruit, and other things like these, we no fit do any good thing without God grace.
Even though e fit hard to hear this at first, make we dey reflect on am regularly. And if we reflect on am and accept this truth, two things go happen inside our souls. First, we go learn to dey humble more. To dey humble na di most important virtue wey we fit grow for. Dem don call am “di mama of all virtues.” Na because all di other virtues dey flow from this virtue. To dey humble mean say we realise say God na everything and say we need Him 100%. This truth wey dey teach us to humble ourselves go help us seek God for everything and invite Him deep into every part of our lives.
Di second thing wey go happen inside our souls when we realise say we no fit do anything without God na say we go learn to dey thank God more. As we see say God na everything AND we begin see say He dey always give us grace for our lives, di only response wey go fit wetin He dey do na “Thank You!” We go thank God for everything because we go realise say everything wey good na gift from Him.
Today, reflect on these truths about to dey humble and to dey thank God, and allow dem to enter deep inside your heart. As you dey do so, allow these virtues to grow and bear more fruit for your life.
Lord, I truly believe say I no fit do anything without You. Help me to believe this with even stronger conviction and, as I dey do so, help me to dey humble more and to dey thank You more. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Saint of di Day – Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor
Dem no dey celebrate am as liturgical memorial this year because e fall on Sunday
Pictures wey dey above: Christ, di true vine.
