March 21, 2022
Monday of the Third Week of Lent
Readings for Today
My soul dey thirst for God wey dey live. When I go go see di face of God? (See Psalm 42:3)
Na really beautiful thing for person to fit talk. Di word “athirst,” wey mean say thirst dey catch person, no be word wey people dey use often, but e worth make we reflect on am by itself. E show deep longing and desire for thirst wey no be just God go quench, but di “God wey dey live!” And to “see di face of God.”
How often you dey long for this kind thing? How often you dey allow desire for God to burn inside your soul? Na wonderful desire and longing to get. In fact, di desire itself don enough to begin bring deep satisfaction and fulfilment for life.
One story dey about one old monk wey live im life alone as hermit, and wey be priest and chaplain for one group of Sisters wey dey live for monastery. For most of im life, this monk live very quiet life, wey e dey stay alone, pray, study and work. One day, as im life dey near end, dem ask am how e take enjoy im life all these years. At once, without any hesitation, im face begin shine with deep joy wey fill im whole being. And with full conviction, e talk say, “Di life wey I get glorious well well! Every day, I dey prepare to die.”
This monk get only one thing wey e put im mind on for life. Na di face of God. Nothing else really matter. Wetin e dey long for and look forward to every single day na that moment when e go enter that glorious Beatific Vision and see God face to face. Na to think about this thing give am strength to continue, day after day, year after year, dey offer Mass and worship God as e dey prepare for that glorious meeting.
Wetin you dey thirst for? How you go complete that statement? “My soul dey thirst for…?” For wetin? Plenty times, we dey thirst for things wey no get real substance and wey no go last. We dey try so hard to dey happy, but plenty times we still no reach there. But if we fit allow deep longing for wetin really matter, wetin God create us for, to set our hearts on fire, then every other thing for life go fall into place. If we put God for di centre of all our longings, all our hopes and all our desires, we go really begin “see di face of God” for here and now. Even di smallest glimpse of God glory go satisfy us so much that e go change di whole way we see life and give us clear and sure direction for everything we dey do. E go touch every relationship, di Holy Spirit go guide every decision we make, and we go discover di purpose and meaning of life wey we dey look for. Every time we think about our lives, joy go make our faces shine as we reflect on di journey wey we dey on, and we go long to move forward with all our strength as we dey look forward to di eternal reward wey dey wait for us for di end.
Today, reflect on your “thirst.” No waste your life on empty promises. No let attachment to things of this world hold you down. Seek God. Seek His face. Seek His will and His glory, and you no go ever want turn back from di direction wey this longing dey carry you go.
Jesus, my God wey dey alive, make I one day see all Your splendour and glory. Make I see Your face, and make that goal be the centre of my life. Make this strong desire fill my whole being, and make I enjoy the joy wey dey this journey. Jesus, na You I trust.
40 Days for the Foot of the Cross:
Look of Love from the Heart of Our Blessed Mother
Tinkin Deep Number Seventeen – To Enter Jerusalem
(Monday of Third Week of Lent)
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Scripture Meditation Dem for Lent
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.
