May 1, 2022
Third Sunday of Easter (Year C)
Readings for Today
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So the disciple wey Jesus love tell Peter, “Na the Lord.” When Simon Peter hear say na the Lord, e tuck im cloth well, because na only small cloth e wear, and e jump enter the sea. John 21:7
Peter put im whole self inside, and this one no be just figure of speech. This passage wey dey above come from one of the times wey Jesus appear to the Apostles after His Resurrection. Dem fish all night, but dem no catch anything. From the shore, Jesus tell dem make dem throw the net for the right side of the boat. When dem do this, dem catch fish wey plenty pass wetin dem fit handle. When John realise say na Jesus and talk am, Peter no fit hold im excitement, so e jump enter the water to go meet im Lord.
This na wonderful picture to think deeply about. In particular, e wonderful to think about the excitement inside Peter wey make am jump enter the water and swim go the shore. E no fit hold the excitement inside am.
You go jump enter lake to go meet our Lord? This question fit sound strange, but e worth to think about whether you go really do am. If you meet our Lord wey don rise from the dead, you go glad to see Am so much that you no go fit hold yourself from going to meet Am, even if e mean say you must jump enter lake? Make we see this action of Peter as sign of how our own spiritual life suppose be. As Peter no hesitate, e show how we suppose respond when we meet Jesus.
E clear say we no dey meet Jesus in His risen body the way Peter meet Am for this passage, face to face and with physical eyes. But we dey meet Am every day, if only we get eyes to see. E dey alive inside our own hearts through prayer and through His presence wey dey dwell inside us. E truly dey present in the people wey we dey meet every day. And without any doubt, E dey present in the Sacraments, especially the Most Holy Eucharist.
Two questions dey wey you suppose think about concerning this passage. The first one na whether you really dey notice Jesus’ presence throughout the day. Peter no recognise Am at first, even though Jesus talk to am and the other people wey dey the boat. Na the miracle make dem recognise say na Him. The second question na how you dey respond to His presence when you notice Am. You dey act like say e no concern you? You no get eagerness? Or plenty joy dey fill your heart?
Today, think deeply about these two questions, and make up your mind to dey pay more attention to our Lord’s presence every day, throughout the day. Make up your mind too to respond as Peter do when you see Jesus. Let your heart and all your strong desire turn towards Am, and respond with joy and eagerness wey pass ordinary. No fear to give your whole self to our Lord!
Lord, help me to see You as You dey alive in my life, as You dey alive in other people’s lives, and as You dey alive in Your Church, especially in the Most Holy Eucharist. Plenty times, I no dey see Your divine presence wey dey all around me. Help me to see You every day. Help me too to respond with plenty joy and eagerness to Your divine presence. I love You, dear Lord. Help me to love You more. Jesus, na You I trust.
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