November 28, 2021
First Sunday of Advent (Year C)
Readings for Today
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“Make una dey alert every time and dey pray.” Luke 21:36a
Advent dey begin with call to dey alert, as the passage above show. Plenty passages for Scripture dey call us to dey alert like this and dey look forward to the Lord wey dey come. To dey alert also mean say we don ready. Nothing go catch us unawares. Imagine say Christmas morning reach, you wake up and suddenly remember say you forget to prepare! Imagine say you no get gifts, you no buy food and you no make any plan. Of course, you no go allow that kind thing happen, but sometimes we dey allow am happen for our spiritual life. Many times, we no dey ready to celebrate the birth of Christ inside our hearts.
Di first week of Advent still dey help us focus on di Second Coming of Christ. Jesus go come again, with all His majesty and glory, to judge di living and di dead. Na this truth we dey profess every Sunday for our Creed. So, even though Advent na time to prepare to celebrate di first time wey Jesus come as human being, na still time to acknowledge say na for His final coming in glory His first coming go reach complete fulfilment.
As Advent dey begin, think about how ready you dey for Jesus wey dey come. You dey prepare for am with the same zeal wey you take dey prepare for Christmas through shopping, cooking, decoration and other things? You dey look forward to that day when He go come back? You dey prepare to celebrate His birth for your spiritual life? You dey awake and dey pay attention to the many ways wey God dey speak to you every day?
If you see say you never ready for His return in glory as you go like, make this Advent be time wey you go prepare your heart. Give yourself to prayer, spiritual exercises, deep reflection and careful attention to His gentle voice wey full of glory.
Lord, as Advent dey begin, help me make I fix my eyes on You. Help me make I open my ears to Your voice. And help me make I open my heart to Your glorious presence. Make I pay attention to You for every way wey You want take come meet me. Jesus, na You I trust.
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