October 8, 2022
Saturday for di Twenty-Seventh Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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As Jesus dey talk, one woman for di crowd shout tell Am, “Di belle wey carry You and di breasts wey You suck get blessing.” E answer, “Instead, na people wey dey hear di word of God and dey follow am get blessing.” Luke 11:27-28
You dey hear di Word of God? And if you dey hear am, you dey follow am? If na so, then you fit count yourself among di people wey our Lord don truly bless.
One thing wey stand out be say, di woman wey dey talk to Jesus for this passage dey honour His mama as she talk say His mama get blessing because she carry Am for belle and give Am breast. But with wetin Jesus talk, E honour His mama even more. E honour her and talk say she get blessing because, pass any other person, she dey hear di Word of God and dey follow am perfectly.
To hear and to do na two things wey different well-well. Both of dem need strong commitment for our spiritual life. First of all, to hear di Word of God no be just to hear am with ear or to read di Bible. To “hear” for here mean say God don communicate with our souls. E mean say we dey relate with one Person, Jesus Himself, and we dey allow Am tell us anything wey E want tell us.
Even though e fit hard to hear Jesus talk and take wetin E talk enter our heart, e even hard pass to then allow His Word change us reach di point wey we go dey live according to wetin E don talk. Many times, we fit get very good intentions but fail to carry dem out by living according to di Word of God.
Today, think deeply about both to hear and to follow. Start with to hear, and think about whether you dey allow Jesus relate with you every day or not. From there, think about whether you dey live according to wetin you know say E don talk. Commit yourself afresh to this process, and you go see say you too truly get blessing!
God Word wey dey forever, make I hear You as You dey speak to me. Make I meet You inside my soul and receive Your holy Word. Make I put dat Word into practice for my life too, so I go experience di blessings wey You don keep for me. Jesus, na You I trust.
NA NEW!
Di Journey Inside Di Soul Towards God:
Reflections from Saint Teresa of Ávila
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Picture wey We Feature: One Woman Dey Shout for Inside Crowd James Tissot, through Wikimedia Commons
