June 8, 2021
Tuesday for Tenth Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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Jesus tell His disciples: “Una be the salt of the earth. But if salt lose im taste, wetin dem fit use give am taste again? E no get any use again, except make dem throw am outside and people march am with their feet. Una be the light of the world…” Matthew 5:13–14
Every Christian get two main duties for life. First, we must try our best to live holy life. Second, we must work to help other people reach this same level of holiness. Na wetin e mean to be the “salt of the earth” and the “light of the world” be this.
Think about salt. Salt dey preserve food, and e still dey give food taste. E dey do this as e enter the food and, in one way, disappear. Na so e suppose be with us too. First, our Lord must enter our lives and protect us from the corruption of sin. But as He dey do this, He go still bring out the goodness wey dey inside us, so that other people go clearly notice the “taste” of holiness. This way, God go use us as salt for other people. Na especially through our works of love this one dey happen.
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux talk for the book wey she write about her own life say, “I don see now say true love mean to bear with the faults of people around us, make their weaknesses no ever surprise us, but make even the smallest sign of virtue for their lives strengthen us to do good.” She believe say na especially this way we dey act as salt and light for other people. We dey help protect other people from sin when we show them mercy as dem dey weak. We dey make their lives richer when we see their goodness and rejoice because of am. And we dey do this for hidden way. Through our gentleness and compassion, our kindness and mercy, we dey protect other people and help them grow for the abundant grace of God. And many times, we dey do this without them even knowing how God use us.
Still think about light. Plenty times, the world wey we dey live inside dey very dark and full of hopelessness. Corruption dey all around us, and temptations plenty. So, the light of Christ must show far and wide. People all around us need to see clearly the road to holiness and happiness. Again, this one fit happen if we first work to become light ourselves. Christ, the true Light of the World, must fill every part of our lives so much that to shine brightly for this world wey don fall into sin go almost become something wey we dey do without effort. When Christ dey alive inside us, joy and peace, calm and firm belief, moral goodness and determination go dey shine from us. And when we live this way, we no go need to “force” the Gospel on other people; instead, God’s light go just shine and become light of hope for people wey come near us.
Today, reflect on these two missions for life. First, think deeply about how God call you to live holy life. How God want bring light into your own life, protect you from all sin and add spiritual taste to help you live holy life? Second, who God want make you love with His love? Who need hope and joy, mercy and kindness, words of wisdom and encouragement? Be holy, then allow that holiness shine for other people to see, and you go truly be the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
My Jesus, the true Light of the World, abeg, shine brightly for my life so that I go see clearly and You go protect me from the darkness of sin. As You dey fill me with Your light, abeg, use me as instrument of Your love and mercy for this world wey full of disorder and confusion. Drive the darkness away, dear Lord, and use me as Your instrument as You want. Jesus, na You I trust.
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