October 3, 2022
Monde for Wik 27 for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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“For your mind, which one among these three behave like neighbour to the man wey robbers attack?” E answer, “Na the one wey show am mercy.” Jesus tell am, “Go do the same thing.” Luke 10:36-37
Na here the story of the Good Samaritan wey we know well end. First, robbers beat the man and leave am, as dem think say e don die. Then one priest pass and no mind am. After that, one Levite pass too and no mind am. At last, the Samaritan pass and take care of am with open hand well-well.
One thing wey stand out be say, when Jesus ask the disciples which one among these three behave like neighbour, dem no answer say, “the Samaritan.” Instead, dem answer say, “The one wey show am mercy.” Na mercy be the main thing.
E easy well-well to dey judge one another and treat one another harshly. If you read newspaper or listen to people wey dey comment on news, you no go fit avoid to dey hear how dem dey judge and condemn people all the time. Our human nature wey sin don spoil be like say e dey enjoy to find fault with other people. And when we no dey find fault, temptation dey often come make we behave like the priest and the Levite for this story. Temptation dey come make we close eye to people wey need help. The main thing must be to always show mercy, and to show am plenty pass measure.
Today, think deeply about how God dey call you to show mercy. For mercy to be true mercy, e must pain you. E must “pain” you for the sense say e require make you let go of your pride, selfishness and anger, and choose to show love instead. You choose to show love reach the point wey e dey pain you. But that pain na true source of healing, because e dey cleanse you from your sin. Dem quote Saint Mother Teresa as she talk say, “I don discover this thing wey sound like contradiction: if you love until e pain you, pain no go remain again; na only more love go dey.” Mercy na the kind love wey fit pain you at first, but na only love e dey leave for the end.
Lord wey full of mercy, abeg, make me instrument of Your love and mercy. Help me especially to show mercy when things hard for life and when I no feel like to show mercy. Make those moments be moments wey full of Your grace, when You go change me to Your gift of love. Jesus, na You I trust.
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