September 24, 2021
Fraide for Wik 25 for Ordinary Time
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One time, as Jesus dey pray alone, and di disciples dey with am, E ask dem, “Who di crowd dey talk say I be?” Luke 9:18
E dey interesting say Jesus “dey pray alone” and still “di disciples dey with am.” Saint Bede explain dis thing wey look like contradiction: “na only di Son fit enter deep into di secrets of di Father will wey nobody fit fully understand.” So, our Lord always dey alone with di Father, for di sense say na only Jesus know di Father fully and closely. Dis na because E be di Second Person of di Most Holy Trinity, di Eternal Son of di Father.
As we don understand dat truth well, e still important make we understand say, as Jesus pray to di Father in His human nature, something new happen. Even though Jesus don dey with di Father from all eternity, His human nature no dey with di Father from all eternity. So, as di Eternal Son of God dey commune with di Eternal Father while E dey live for human body, human nature suddenly rise reach one height wey e never reach before. No be only say di Eternal Son dey live in perfect union with di Father; now di Eternal Son, wey be fully human, bring His human nature enter dis oneness.
Even though dis fit sound like philosophy small to some people, e dey point to one very important reality wey concern all of us. Through di prayer wey our Lord pray to di Father as human being, all of us get invitation to join Jesus and share for dis divine oneness. Di Son of God, as human being, make am possible for us as human beings to share as our very lives dey rise enter oneness with God di Father. And even though di Son of God go always get one special union with di Father wey na His own alone, we still get invitation to take part and share for Their life.
So, why dis one important? One reason be say nothing fit make our human life complete pass to share for di prayer wey di Son dey pray to di Father. Throughout our lives, we dey always find wetin go satisfy us in one way or another. We want make we happy. We want enjoy life. By our nature, we get desire for happiness, and we dey always try to satisfy dat desire. Wetin important make we understand be say di greatest happiness dey come when we share for di deep prayer wey di Son dey pray to di Father as human being. Prayer, true prayer, na di answer to di desire wey deep pass for our heart.
Today, reflect on whether you dey enter deep prayer regularly or not. You fit remember times when you, like our Lord, dey alone with God, dey commune with Am deep inside your human soul, as prayer dey draw you near Am? Prayer get plenty levels, as many saints don testify. Choose to make your prayer deeper. Go before our Lord today and pour your heart out to Am. Ask Am make E draw you enter di holy solitude of His prayer to di Father. If you do so, e go bring di deepest satisfaction wey human being fit get for dis life.
My Lord wey dey pray, as You spend time alone with di Father, You unite Your human nature with Am, and so You raise our nature reach one glorious level. Abeg, draw me near You, dear Lord, so dat I fit know You and di Father through prayer wey true, wey deep, and wey dey sustain me. Make dis oneness with You be wetin go give me di deepest fulfilment for my life. Jesus, na You I trust.
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