April 11, 2022
Monday for Holy Week
Di Readings for Today
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Mary take one litre of costly perfume oil wey dem make from pure nard wey get sweet smell, rub am for Jesus feet, and use her hair dry His feet; the sweet smell of the oil fill the whole house. John 12:3
This thing wey Mary do to show Jesus love really show humility and e beautiful well well. This perfume worth salary for 300 days. Na plenty money be that! One thing wey worth to note be say Judas oppose wetin she do. E claim say e think dem suppose sell the perfume give poor people the money. But the Gospel talk am clear say na only the money Judas really dey interested in, because e dey steal from the money bag. Wetin Jesus tell Judas even worth to note pass. Jesus rebuke Judas and talk say, “Leave her alone. Make she keep this for the day wey dem go bury Me. Poor people dey with una always, but I no go always dey with una.”
If na another person talk this kind thing, e for sound like say na only imself e dey think about. But na Jesus talk am, and no selfishness at all dey inside His love. So wetin all this mean? E mean say Jesus know wetin Mary need. And through wetin E talk, E show wetin each one of us need. We need to worship Am, honour Am and make Am the centre of our lives. We need to humble ourselves before Am and serve Am. No be because E need make we treat Am like this, but because we need to treat Am like this. To honour Am with humility and love na wetin we need to do so that we ourselves go dey holy and happy. Jesus know this, so E honour Mary for this thing wey she do to show love.
This story dey invite us to do the same thing. E dey invite us to look to Jesus and make Am the centre of our adoration and love. E dey invite us to willingly pour out all our hard work for Am (the perfume wey worth salary for 300 days na sign of this). Nothing too costly for Jesus. Nothing worth pass the worship wey we offer Am.
To worship God na the right thing to do. The most important thing be say, na something wey go change you into the person wey God create you to be. Dem create you to worship and adore God, and you dey fulfil this when you humbly honour our Lord with your whole self.
Today, think deeply about how deep your own adoration of our Lord be. You ready to “pour out” everything wey you dey use take live for Am? E worth pass salary for 300 days to you? Na Him be the very centre of your life? You dey humble yourself before Am every day and pour out your heart to Am for prayer? Think deeply about this humble act of worship wey Mary offer Jesus, and try to follow her beautiful example.
Lord, make I follow di example of dis holy woman, Mary. Help me to humble myself before You and honour You with my whole life. Dear Lord, nothing for life dey more important than You and di complete adoration wey I give You. Draw me near You, dear Lord, make me humble before Your glory, and help me to love and worship You with all wey I be. Jesus, na You I trust.
(Mon. for Holy Week)
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Scripture Meditation Dem for Lent
Saint for Di Day – Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr
(Dem no go celebrate am as liturgical memorial dis year because e fall inside Holy Week)
