February 12, 2022
Saturday of di Fifth Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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“Pity dey move My heart for this crowd, because dem don stay with Me now for three days and dem no get anything to chop. If I send dem go their houses with hunger, dem go collapse for road, and some of dem come from very far.” Mark 8:2-3
This passage show us some important things wey we fit reflect on. Make we look three of dem small.
First, e dey important to notice say Jesus draw the crowd to Himself so much that dem agree to spend three days with Him, dey listen to Him for one lonely place, even though dem no get food. Dem choose Jesus and His teaching pass food and the comfort of their own houses. This one show how the people get steady interest for Jesus and His teaching. E show how much He draw dem to Himself. E be like say nothing else matter. Na just to dey with Jesus dem want.
Second, this passage show how Jesus deeply care for the people. Pity move His heart for dem. He dey grateful say dem dey there, but He care about their body and health pass how dem care about am.
Third, e still show something wey no too dey clear for surface, but wey get deep meaning. As Jesus point out the problem say the people don stay without food for so long, He invite the Apostles to see the problem. Notice say He no solve the problem at once. He no tell dem wetin to do immediately. Instead, He just explain the problem. Why He do like that?
Maybe one reason na say Jesus dey try help love and care for the people grow inside the Apostles’ hearts. Maybe na one moment wey He dey test dem and train dem to think about wetin the people need. As He first just ask the question, He put the people before the Apostles so that dem too fit grow for the compassion wey dem get for the people from their hearts. Jesus fit don want make “pity move their hearts for the crowd,” just as e move His own heart.
Today, reflect on three things. First, Jesus dey draw you to Himself so strongly that na Him become the main focus of your life? Strong desire for Him dey fill your heart and take over your soul? Second, you know how deeply Jesus care for you? You know say every day, “pity dey move His heart” for you? Third, you fit allow the love and compassion wey Jesus dey give you reach other people through you too? You fit see the “difficult situation” wey other people dey face because of wetin dem need? And as you see these needs, you dey try to stand by dem and help dem? Commit yourself to these three teachings. If you do so, you too go deserve make dem call you one of His disciples.
Lord wey dey take over my whole being, help me make I draw close to You with all my strength and deep longing. Help me make I see You as di source of everything wey I dey long for and need for life. Make I choose You above every other thing, as I trust and know say You go satisfy every desire wey I get. As I turn to You with all my strength, fill my heart with plenty mercy for everybody. Jesus, na You I trust.
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