September 7, 2022
Wenesde for di Wik Nomba 23 for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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“Blessing dey for una we poor…
Blessing dey for una we hunger dey catch now…
Blessing dey for una we dey cry now…
Blessing dey for una when people hate una…
Make una rejoice and jump for joy that day!” (See Luke 6:20-23)
Na typing mistakes dey for di statements wey dey above? Jesus really talk these things?
At first, di Beatitudes fit really confuse us. And when we try our best to live by dem, dem fit hard well-well. Why blessing dey for person wey dey poor and wey hunger dey catch? Why blessing dey for person wey dey cry and wey people hate? These na hard questions wey get perfect answers.
Di truth be say each Beatitude dey end with glorious result when we accept am fully according to wetin God want. Poverty, hunger, sorrow and persecution no be blessings by demself. But when dem happen to us, dem dey give us chance to receive blessing from God wey far pass any difficulty wey di first challenge bring.
Poverty dey give person chance to seek di riches of Heaven pass every other thing. Hunger dey push person to seek di food of God wey dey sustain us pass wetin di world fit offer. When person dey cry because of im own sin or other people sins, e dey help us seek justice, turn from sin come back to God, and seek truth and mercy. And persecution because of Christ dey make am possible for our faith to become pure and for us to trust God in a way wey go make us receive plenty blessings and full with joy.
At first, we fit no understand di Beatitudes. No be say dem dey against our human sense. Instead, di Beatitudes go beyond wetin we fit understand straight away, and dem dey help us live for one whole new level of faith, hope and love. Dem dey teach us say God wisdom far pass wetin our limited human sense fit understand.
Today, think deeply about di wonderful wisdom of God as He dey reveal these teachings wey deep pass for spiritual life. At least, try think deeply about di fact say God wisdom far above your own wisdom. If you dey struggle to understand something wey dey pain you and make life hard for you, know say God get answer if you just seek His wisdom.
Lord, help me make I find blessings inside di plenty challenges and suffering for life. Help me make I no see my crosses as evil, but make I see how Your hand dey work to transform dem, and make I experience Your grace as You dey pour am out more and more for all things. Jesus, na You I trust.
Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows
As tradition be, dem dey pray am September 7–15
Day One—September 7
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Picture: Christ Dey Preach di Beatitudes, through flickr
