August 27, 2022
Satide for di Twenty-First Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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“Im oga tell am, ‘You do well, my good and faithful servant. As you dey faithful for small matters, I go put big responsibilities for your hand. Come, share for your oga joy.’” Matthew 25:23
Dis na story about two things. First, na story about how God call us to dey faithful for dis life as we dey serve am and do wetin E want. Second, na promise say Jesus too go dey faithful to us, both here for Earth and, at last, when we meet Am when we die.
Na big blessing e go be to hear Jesus tell us those words when our life here for Earth don end. “You do well, good and faithful servant…Come, share for your oga joy.” Dis one bring dis question: if you die today, wetin our Lord go tell you? If you no fit talk with confidence now say, for His mercy, E go tell you these words wey dey above, then today na good day to make some changes for your life.
One good spiritual practice na to live today for way wey show say we know say we dey prepare for dat glorious meeting with Jesus. Which “responsibilities” E don put for your hand for dis life, and wetin you dey do with dem? You dey try to use all your gifts to serve di Gospel and spread love? You dey take care to give yourself to God and to do His holy will? We hope say you no need to hesitate before you answer. If you hesitate, dis na sign say God fit want make you give more of yourself here and now.
One of di biggest problems we fit struggle with for dis world na di temptation to look for worldly satisfaction here and now, instead of gathering treasure for Heaven. But why? Why we go dey look for satisfaction wey no deep and wey no go last here and now, and risk to lose joy wey go last forever?
Today, reflect on di final goal wey you suppose get for life. Dis goal na to dey fully ready for dat glorious meeting with our Lord as you pass from dis life enter di next one. Heaven fit seem like wetin you no fit really see or touch now, but when di time reach to meet Jesus face to face, e no go be like dat at all. Instead, you go know every detail of your life here for Earth immediately. How you dey faithful day after day, or how you no dey faithful day after day, go become either di source of your joy wey go last forever or di source of regret wey go last forever.
Lord, help me to keep my eyes on You and Your holy will. Free me from selfish goals and goals wey no go last for life, so dat I go seek to serve only You for di way wey go make Your heart glad. Help me to keep my eyes on Heaven and to prepare every day for dat eternal meeting with You. Jesus, na You I trust.
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August 18–26
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Main Picture: As Dem Cut Off Saint John the Baptist Head, through Wikimedia Commons
