September 26, 2022
Monday for Week 26 for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saints Cosmas and Damian, wey dem kill because of their faith—Memorial wey no be compulsory
Listen for English
Then John answer say, “Master, we see person wey dey drive demons comot for your name, and we try to stop am because e no dey follow our group.” Jesus tell am, “Make una no stop am, because anybody wey no dey against una dey for una.” Luke 9:49-50
Why di Apostles go try to stop person from driving demon comot for Jesus name? Di matter no worry Jesus and, in fact, E tell dem make dem no stop di person. So why di matter worry di Apostles? E fit well be because of jealousy.
Di jealousy wey we see among di Apostles for this matter na di kind wey fit enter di Church sometimes. E get to do with di desire to get power and control. Di Apostles vex because di person wey dey drive demons comot no dey follow their group. In other words, di Apostles no fit dey in charge of this person.
Even though this one fit hard to understand, e fit help if we look am as something wey fit happen today. Make we say one person dey in charge of one ministry for church, and another person or some other people start one new ministry. Di new ministry come dey do very well, and because of this, di people wey don dey work for di older ministries wey don stand well fit vex and begin feel small jealousy.
This kind thing no make sense, but na wetin dey really happen. E dey happen all di time, no be only for church but for our everyday life too. When we see another person dey do something wey dey succeed or bear good fruit, we fit begin envy di person or feel jealousy.
For this matter with di Apostles, Jesus understand di whole thing well and E get compassion for dem. But E still make Im words clear well. “Make una no stop am, because anybody wey no dey against una dey for una.” Na so you dey see things for life? When person do well, you dey rejoice or you dey look am with bad mind? When another person do good things for Jesus name, your heart dey full of thanks because God dey use di person do good, or you dey envy am?
Today, think deeply about di plenty good things wey dey happen all around you. Think especially about di people wey dey help God Kingdom grow. And think about how you dey feel about dem. Pray make you see dem as people wey dey work with you for Christ grape farm, no be as people wey dey compete with you.
Lord wey truly good, I thank You for the plenty good things wey dey happen inside Your Church and for society. Help me make I rejoice for everything wey You dey do through other people. Help me make I leave any envy wey I dey struggle with. Jesus, na You I trust.
Day Five: Novena to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux – The Little Flower
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Saint for Today –Saints Cosmas and Damian, wey dem kill because of their faith
Main Picture: Jesus Dey Talk with Im Disciples, wey James Tissot make, from Wikimedia Commons
