January 19, 2022
Wednesday for Second Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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Dem watch Jesus well to see whether He go heal the man on the Sabbath, so that dem fit accuse Him. Mark 3:2
E no take long before the Pharisees allow jelosi scatter their thinking about Jesus. The Pharisees want make everybody focus on only them. Dem want make people look up to them and honour them as the true teachers of the law. So when Jesus come, and the authority wey He take teach amaze plenty people, the Pharisees begin criticise Him at once.
The sad thing wey we see for their actions be say e be like say dem no dey see the wickedness wey dey their own heart. The jelosi wey fill their heart no let them realise say the way dem dey act no follow reason at all. This na important lesson, but e hard well-well to learn.
Sin dey confuse us, especially sins of the spirit like pride, jelosi and anger. So, when any of these sins don take over person, most times the person no even realise how e no dey think with reason again. Make we take the Pharisees as example.
Jesus find Himself for one situation where He choose to heal somebody on the Sabbath. This na act of mercy. Na love for this man make Him do am, to free the man from im suffering. Even though this na wonderful miracle, the troubled minds of the Pharisees dey look only for how to twist this act of mercy into something sinful. This thing wey happen bad well-well.
Even though this matter fit no first look like something wey go inspire us as we reflect on am, we need to reflect on am. Why? Because all of us dey struggle with sins like these, some more than others. All of us dey struggle not to let jelosi and anger enter our heart small-small and spoil the way we relate with other people. Then, too many times, we dey give excuse to make our actions look right, just as the Pharisees do.
Today, reflect on this very sad thing wey happen. But as you dey reflect on am, get hope say the bad example of the Pharisees go help you recognise any of these same tendencies for your own heart. To see these tendencies wey dem dey struggle with suppose help free you, so that you no go fall into the kind thinking wey no follow reason and wey sin dey cause.
My Lord Jesus wey full of mercy, abeg, forgive me for all my sins. I dey sorry, and I dey pray make I fit see everything wey dey cloud the way I dey tink and act. Set me free and help me love You and other people with the pure love wey dem call me to get. Jesus, na You I trust.
Novena: 9 Days for Life
January 19–27
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Meditations on Scripture for Ordinary Time
Main pictures for up: Healing One Woman on Sabbath, by Matthias Gerung, through Wikimedia Commons
Novena: 9 Days for Life
January 19–27
9 Days for Life na novena to protect human life. Each day get prayer intention, short reflection, and things wey dem suggest make we do to help build culture wey dey value life.
- Day one: January 19
- Day two: January 20
- Day three: January 21
- Day four: January 22
- Day five: January 23
- Day six: January 24
- Day seven: January 25
- Day eight: January 26
- Day nine: January 27
