August 2, 2021
Monday for the Eighteenth Week for Ordinary Time (Years B&C)
Readings for Today
Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop—Memorial wey no be compulsory
Saint Peter Julian Eymard, Priest—Memorial wey no be compulsory
Listen for English
When Jesus hear say John the Baptist don die, E enter boat go one place wey people no dey, make E dey by Himself. The crowds hear about this one, and dem waka from their towns follow Am. When E come down from the boat and see the large crowd, E feel deep pity for dem, and E heal their sick people. Matthew 14:13–14
For His human nature, Jesus feel deep sorrow for heart because John the Baptist die. E love John, and the way dem cut off John head pain Am well-well. So E enter boat go one place wey people no dey, make E dey alone. But the crowd still dey hunger for more! Dem want see Jesus and listen to Am. Dem know plenty people wey dey sick, and dem want make Jesus heal dem. So dem go find Am, even though E don leave the crowd go stay alone.
How Jesus take react? E look dem, sigh, and tell Himself, “Why dem no leave Me make I dey alone? Dem no know say I dey mourn?” No. Instead, Jesus heart full with mercy and pity for dem, and E go meet dem to heal plenty of their sick people.
This one help us understand our Lord heart and the pity wey E get for us. Plenty times, we dey fear to go meet God. We dey fear to turn to Am because of our sin. We dey fear wetin E go think and wetin E go tell us. We dey feel say we don do wrong, and shame dey catch us; because of this, we no dey go find Am.
But just as Jesus get pity for the people wey go find Am for this story, na so E go ALWAYS get deep pity for us every time we go find Am. If sin don enter every part of our life, but we still run go meet Am, E go look us with pity and mercy. E no dey ever tire when we come back to Am to seek His healing and mercy. We suppose always get hope for Am and turn to Am with full confidence.
Today, think about how free you dey feel to turn to Jesus just as you be. You dey fear or worry about wetin E dey think about you? Shame dey catch you because of your sin or weakness? You dey worry say E go judge you and no care about you? Get confidence for His mercy wey full everywhere, and run go meet Am without fear.
Lord, help me trust Your love and the pity wey You get for me. Help me know say You always dey long for me to come meet You. As You no dey ever tire when I come meet You, make I too no ever tire to come meet You. Jesus, na You I trust.
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Meditations on Scripture for Ordinary Time
Saints for Today –
Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop—Memorial wey no be compulsory
Saint Peter Julian Eymard, Priest—Memorial wey no be compulsory
