February 21, 2022
Monday for di Seventh Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of di Church—Memorial Wey No Be Compulsory
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“But if You fit do anything, get pity for us and help us.” Jesus tell am, “‘If You fit!’ Everything dey possible for person wey get faith.” Then the boy papa shout, “I believe true true; help me for where I no believe!” Mark 9:22-24
This passage for Scripture come for the middle of one matter wey tension don rise small, as people dey argue with the scribes about Jesus. When Jesus ask wetin dem dey argue about, one man come forward and ask Jesus make E heal im son wey demon don possess since dem born am. The man still add to im request, “If You fit!” E be like say Jesus answer am with correction because im faith no strong. E talk say, “‘If You fit!’ Everything dey possible for person wey get faith.”
E dey important to note say this papa come meet Jesus when e nearly lose all hope. E good say e come meet Jesus, but as e suppose be, e for still come meet Jesus whether e dey desperate or not. This one teach us something about the way we dey often come meet our Lord.
Plenty times, when life dey go well, we dey allow our faith and trust for God to go down. When things dey go well, e easy to forget say God na God, and say we must love Am every day and surrender everything to Am, as we trust Am even with the good things for life. But when sudden hardship come our way, na then we go suddenly turn to God because of wetin we need. We dey come meet Am the same way we go meet doctor when we sick. When our body dey well, we no dey go meet doctor; we go wait until our need don serious well well.
Even though e good to turn to Jesus when we need help, when things suddenly don pass our control, e far better to come meet Am when life dey go well and no hardship dey face us at that time. As na only desperation make this man come meet Jesus, and as e no even sure say Jesus fit do anything to help, e show say im faith no strong. Na so e still be with us. When we wait until we don enter serious trouble before we come meet our Lord, with hope but without assurance say E get power to intervene, we dey show say our faith still lack something.
But the good news be say Jesus work with the small faith wey this man get, and E go do the same for us. E heal the man son, and E go heal us when we come meet Am, even with small faith. But as e suppose be, we must then make sure say the small faith wey we don show continue to grow. E must grow so that we go come meet Jesus every day, even when no clear crisis dey or urgent need no dey near. To come meet Am because we love Am na true sign of faith wey deep and genuine.
Today, think well about wetin dey make you come meet Jesus. Yes, come meet Am when things no dey go well, but think about this important truth about faith: you must make am your everyday habit to come meet Am for everything, because of the deep faith wey you get wey no dey shake, and because of the love wey you get for Am. This kind faith go bring joy to our Lord heart and change you, so that life wey don good go even better pass before.
Lord wey get all power, make I come to You for everything. Make I love You and serve You when life dey go well, and make I trust You with trust wey no dey shake when life hard. Make my faith grow, and help me make I show dat faith every day of my life. Jesus, na You I trust.
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Meditations on Scripture for Ordinary Time
Saint for Today – Saint Peter Damian, Bishop na Doctor of the Church
Two very good books for Lent:
Reflections for Lent and Easter
We don update am for Lent & Easter 2022, with more reflections and Table of Contents wey give more details
Reflections for Lent and Easter na one of the four books wey make up the Catholic Daily Reflections Series. As book for devotion, e dey help person well-well to tink deep and pray every day. E get reflections on the Gospel of each day wey remain faithful to the faith, easy to understand, and useful for everyday life. The way dem arrange am, person fit use am for any liturgical year. E get reflections for every Gospel option, including Sunday Years A, B & C, every option for daily Mass, and all Feasts and Solemnities. Allow the death and resurrection of Christ to change your heart more fully this Lent and Easter! You fit also get am as paperback & eBook!
40 Days for the Foot of the Cross:
To Look with Love from the Heart of Our Blessed Mother
Through this book for daily devotion, dem dey invite you to use prayer think deep about wetin dey the mind and heart of our Blessed Mother as she endure the great suffering wey dem make her own dear Son suffer. Mother Mary face her Son Cross with perfect faith, love and devotion. She remain faithful to her Son throughout Im life without shaking. As she stand before the Cross during those three long hours, she no stop to dey faithful.
