March 1, 2022
Tuesday of the Eighth Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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Peter begin tell Jesus, “We don leave everything follow You.” Mark 10:28
God dey call some people make dem leave plenty things follow Christ. For example, some people get call to live monastic life, or to live for cloister as religious sister. Dem truly leave everything for this world to seek and answer Christ invitation to follow Him for this way wey require complete surrender.
But God dey call all of us make we leave “everything” to follow Christ, each of us for our own special way. To leave everything mean say we go surrender our own will and the things wey we prefer for life completely, so we fit serve Christ according to His divine plan. This fit take different forms, but for the end, na always call to leave everything.
The good news be say to “leave everything” no mean any other thing apart from to leave our own selfish ideas and the things wey we prefer for life. The news wey even better be say the life wey God don prepare for us better pass anything wey we fit dream of or imagine. So, when we talk “No” to our own will and to doing things our own way, we dey actually talk “Yes” to doing things for God perfect way.
Why we no go want seek only His will every day of our life? Why we no go want serve Him and His perfect plan? This fit mean to serve our families. To give dem wetin dem need even when we no feel like to do am. E fit mean to try find joy for small acts of service and love. For some people, e fit mean to leave all the normal things wey dem dey attached to for life, so dem fit seek His will for way wey require more complete surrender. No matter the particular call wey you get for life, to embrace God will worth am.
Today, reflect on how ready you dey and how willing you dey to tell Christ “Yes,” no matter wetin He ask you to do. You dey willing to talk “Yes” even to wetin He never reveal to you? Talk “Yes” today to anything wey your future go bring, and God go bless you well-well.
My Lord wey I fit trust, no matter wetin You call me to do for life, my answer na “Yes.” I want do Your will completely, without putting myself first. Help me to live out that call with generous heart and love. Jesus, na You I trust.
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Meditations on Scripture for Ordinary Time
Images wey dey above: Christ Instruction to Peter by Raphael, through Wikipedia
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.
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