November 13, 2021
Satide for Wik 32 for Ordinary Time
Di Readings for Today
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin—Memorial for USA
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Di Lord talk say, “Make una pay attention to wetin di judge wey no dey honest talk. So, God no go defend di rights of di people wey E choose, wey dey cry call Am day and night? E go delay to answer dem? I dey tell una, E go make sure say dem get justice quick-quick.” Luke 18:6–8
E dey interesting say Jesus use di example of one judge wey no dey honest to show how e dey important to pray to God, to dey cry call Am day and night for justice. As di parable talk am, dis judge no too care about one widow for im town wey dey always come meet am, dey ask am to give judgement wey dey fair. E feel say di woman dey always disturb am. As di woman no gree stop, di judge tell imself say, “…because dis widow dey keep disturbing me, I go give judgement wey dey fair for her, so dat she no go come beat me for di end.” Di words wey Jesus take conclude dis parable na di ones wey dem quote above.
Di simple lesson wey we suppose learn from dis parable na say we must no tire to pray. God go always answer our prayers and make sure say “dem get justice” quick-quick. But plenty people don pray and pray and pray about one situation, even pray for justice, and e come be like say God no answer their prayer. Because of dis, some people fit begin question Jesus promise say prayer wey person no tire to pray go always get answer, and justice go always happen.
If na so e be for you, e dey very important make you remind yourself of two things. First, Jesus words na true. When we no tire to pray and we trust God, E dey hear us and answer us. Na dis promise our Lord make, and E no go ever change am. But secondly, di “justice” wey God dey give fit often different from di justice wey we dey expect. E fit be say we want make somebody suffer for di wrong wey e do us, but after we don pray with all our heart, our Lord no do wetin we expect. For dis reason, e dey very important make we know say God dey answer every prayer wey we pray, but na according to Im perfect will and wisdom. So, di way God see justice fit sometimes different well-well from di way we see am. Sometimes, wetin go satisfy Im justice na as E dey invite us to show mercy well-well. True mercy dey always satisfy wetin justice demand.
Take, for example, person wey talk to you without respect. If you hand dat situation over to our Lord, E go enter di matter and give you Im grace to handle am according to Im will. E fit soften di other person heart so dat di person go apologise. Or, if di person no apologise and im heart no soften, di way God go answer your prayer fit be to give you di grace of humility, so dat you fit love dat person even as e still no gree repent. No matter di way our Lord enter di matter, di truth remain say E go enter am and help you do Im perfect will. But if your prayer na say make dem hold di person responsible and condemn am, then you dey try tell God wetin to do, and E no go grant dat your request. For di end, all our prayers must be for God perfect will to happen according to Im wisdom.
Today, think deep about how fully you trust God. You know for sure say E go answer every prayer wey you pray with all your heart and with faith, according to Im divine will? To believe dis dey give you freedom and help you live more fully in union with Am. If any matter dey wey you dey struggle with now, even something wey look like injustice, hand am over to our Lord, day and night without stopping, and know say Im grace go guide you as E dey answer you according to Im will.
My Lord wey get all wisdom, Your will dey perfect for everything, and You dey always give me Your grace when I pray without stopping. Abeg, dear Lord, give me heart wey dey trust You, so dat I no go ever shake for my hope say You go always answer my prayers according to Your will. Jesus, na You I trust.
Novena to Christ the King
November 12–20, 2021
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Saint for Today – Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin
Di main picture above: Parable of di Judge Wey No Dey Give Fair Judgement, from Wikimedia Commons
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