February 15, 2022
Tuesday for di Sixth Week for Ordinary Time
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Jesus warn dem well, “Make una shine una eye; make una guard against di yis of di Pharisees and di yis of Herod.” Mark 8:15
Wetin be dis “yis” wey Jesus dey talk about? After Jesus give His disciples dis warning, He explain to dem wetin He mean and wetin He no mean. But e be like say even di explanation pass wetin dem fit understand. So He end am by asking, “Una still no understand?” Till today, Jesus still dey ask each one of us dis question.
Na sure say Jesus dey try make dem think, listen and look deeper. He dey warn dem, “Make una shine una eye!” Make una watch out for dis yis. Na warning wey come from love, to help dem see and understand one danger wey real well-well.
Everybody wey dey bake bread know wetin just small thing wey dey make dough rise (like yis) fit do inside di dough. Put just small one, and e go affect di whole bread. If pikin dey help bake di bread, di pikin fit come back many times to watch as di dough dey rise small-small. E fit become something wey sweet to watch well-well. And na just dis small yis cause all of am.
So wetin be dis yis of di Pharisees and Herod? Na di evil words, evil intentions and errors wey dem dey spread. For di Pharisees, e fit be just small wrong understanding, or how dem present wetin Jesus talk or do for wrong way. Dem fit twist His words, or just use signs and body language show other people wetin dem think. Dis kind thing fit spread from person to person and fit affect everybody. Small-small, di small seeds of doubt and disagreement wey dem plant dey harm other people.
Our mind fit go to all “those” people wey we know say dey do dis kind thing. But we go miss one important chance to grow if we no first look at ourselves. I dey do dis kind thing sometimes? I dey talk things wey dey mislead people for small ways or ways wey no easy to notice? Or I dey mislead other people through bad attitudes wey I dey show without words? Sometimes, I be “person wey dey always see di bad side”?
No need make we begin feel guilty or bring ourselves down if our conscience show us say we dey do wrong. Instead, make we look at dis small lesson from Jesus and understand di great power wey our words get. Even di smallest words fit cause plenty harm as time dey pass.
But no be only dat one we suppose focus on. E dey just as important to understand say di small words of love wey we dey talk fit still make big difference as time dey pass. E fit be just dat small smile wey we give person, or one kind thing wey we do and think say nobody notice. Dis small actions and words na di yis of di Gospel. Dem truly dey make difference, and dem too fit spread from person to person.
Today, reflect on di small things for life. Know say dis small sins and small acts of love dey make big difference for di end.
My Lord wey dey pay attention, help me make I dey honest and see di kind yeast wey I dey plant every single day. Help me make all di bad comot from me and make di good fill me. Make You inspire me to be dat good yeast for all di many ways wey I dey relate with people every day. Jesus, na You I trust.
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