Monday, December 20, 2021
December 20, Weekday for Advent
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But Mary tell di angel, “How dis one go take happen, since I never sleep with any man?” Di angel answer her, “Di Holy Spirit go come upon you, and di power of di Most High go cover you like shadow. Na im make dem go call di pikin wey you go born holy, di Son of God. And see, Elizabeth, your relative, don get belle for son even for her old age, and dis na di sixth month for her wey people dey call barren; because nothing go dey impossible for God.” Mary talk, “See, I be di Lord servant. Make e happen to me as you don talk.” Then di angel leave her. Luke 1:34–38
Just as dem give us the example of Zechariah yesterday, today dem give us the witness of our Mama wey God don bless. And her witness show faith wey complete!
Wetin be her answer? “See, I be di Lord servant. Make e happen to me as you don talk.” For our tradition, we dey call dis her great “fiat” (yes) to God!
One thing wey we see inside these words na say our Mama wey God don bless dey give her full agreement to something wey she no understand. The archangel explain am small to her, but if you look this matter well with open mind, wetin the angel talk pass wetin most people fit believe. E still make sense to conclude say no be the archangel explanation convince our Mama wey God don bless. She no listen to these words, examine dem, consider whether dem fit happen or not, then decide whether she go believe. No, she listen, think deeply, and immediately agree to the words wey the angel talk. “Make e happen to me as you don talk,” na wetin she talk. She no talk say, “Make e happen to me only as far as I understand wetin you mean.” The faith of our Mama wey God don bless na faith wey know the truth without needing to understand am fully. This na gift!
Today, think deeply about how you yourself know the truth. You fit agree to wetin God want and the truths wey come from God, even when you no understand dem fully? You trust God pass how you trust the way you as human being dey reason? You ready to move forward for life by faith, instead of depending only on your human reasoning wey get limit? Try hard to follow the example of the knowledge wey come from the pure faith of our Mama wey God don bless. She know the truth because dem speak am inside her heart. And as she listen, she agree and accept the holy will of God with all her heart. We too must do the same.
Lord, I want trust You with all my mind, heart, soul and strength. Help me make I always hear You as You dey speak, and make I answer with complete faith and willingness to give myself fully. Lord, make I follow di perfect faith of Your mother, as I dey always pray with her, ‘make e happen to me as You don talk.’ Mother Mary, pray for us. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Di main picture wey dey above:Di Annunciation by Philippe de Champaigne, through Wikimedia Commons
