October 11, 2021
Monday of the Twenty-Eighth Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saint John XXIII, Pope—Memorial wey no dey compulsory
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“This generation na evil generation; e dey look for sign, but dem no go give am any sign except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah become sign for the people of Nineveh, na so the Son of Man go be for this generation.” Luke 11:29–30
You don ever notice say you dey look for sign from God? Many times, as we dey go through life, with all the ups and downs wey all of us dey face, e easy for us to begin look for sign from God about wetin we suppose do for this matter or that matter. And even though God truly dey speak to us sometimes through special graces wey be signs from Heaven, the passage above make am clear which sign we must pay attention to pass.
The simple message wey our Lord give for this Gospel passage be say we must discover the meaning of the deepest sign wey dem don ever give us, and use am as the foundation for every decision wey we dey make for life. Jesus’ life, death and resurrection no only be the source of eternal life; dem also be the clearest sign wey we need as we dey make all our decisions for life.
Sign na action wey dey reveal mystery wey deep and wey dey hidden. One mystery wey Jesus’ life, death and resurrection reveal be say, if we go share for the new life wey He win for us through His Cross, then we must follow the example wey He set: to live life of sacrifice wey no dey seek our own gain, and to lay down our lives for others, so that dem go discover and accept the new life of Christ’s Resurrection. For everyday life, if you notice say you dey look for answers, and sometimes dey seek signs from God about wetin you suppose do, then turn your eyes to Christ’s life. Think deeply about how you fit follow His example more fully for every practical decision wey you dey make each day. This na true whether you dey try understand which choice right for one important matter for life or for one small everyday matter.
Many times, when we dey try understand which choice right, we dey look at ourselves in a way wey dey put our own interest first. E hard to leave this kind way of thinking, but if we go use the “sign” of the Son of Man, then the way we go judge our decisions for life go different well-well. When we use our Lord’s life, death and resurrection as the basis to understand which choice right and to make decisions for life, we go end up making decisions wey follow the example of His sacrifice of love wey no seek His own gain. So if you get decision to make, you no go dey think about wetin easy pass or wetin you prefer; instead, you go think about wetin put others before yourself and wetin good pass for them. Which choice follow the example of Jesus’ sacrificial love pass?
Today, think deeply about any decision wey you dey try make. Then think about how you dey go about making this decision. You dey use the witness wey Jesus give us as the foundation to understand which choice right? You dey think deeply about how you fit lay down your life as sacrificial gift for others? You dey look at love from the Cross of our Lord, and dey try follow His glorious example as He dedicate Himself, without seeking His own gain, to save the people wey He love? Try follow our Lord’s example. Use the witness of His actions as the foundation whenever you dey try understand which choice right and make decisions for life. Then you go don discover the only true sign wey you need to find your way through the challenges of life.
My perfect Lord, every decision wey You make for life come from love and agree with the Father’s perfect will. Give me the grace wey I need to follow Your perfect example for every decision wey I dey make for life. Make my life follow Your example as You lay down Your life for others. I choose You and Your glorious life of sacrifice as the sign wey go guide me for life. Jesus, na You I trust.
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