November 11, 2022
Fraide for Wik 32 for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop—Memorial
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“Anybody wey dey try to keep im life go lose am, but anybody wey lose im life go save am.” Luke 17:33
Jesus dey always talk things wey dey make us stop to think. This talk from today Gospel na one of those things. Wetin E tell us fit look like say e dey contradict itself. If you try to save your life, na that one go make you lose am, but if you lose your life, na so you go save am. Wetin this one mean?
Dis tok especially touch di heart of trust and how we surrender ourselves. Di main point be say, if we try to direct our life and our future by our own power, things no go work well. As Jesus dey call us make we “lose” our life, E dey tell us say we must hand ourselves over to Am completely. We must allow Am to be di One wey dey direct everything and guide us to follow His will wey holy well-well. Na only dis way we fit save our life. We dey save am when we let go of wetin we ourselves want and allow God to take control.
To trust and surrender like this dey very hard at first. E hard to reach where we go trust God completely. But if we fit do this, e go surprise us to see say God ways and Im plan for our life better pass anything we fit ever plan by ourselves. Nothing fit compare with Im wisdom, and the way E dey solve all wetin dey worry us and all our problems dey perfect.
Today, think about how ready you dey and how willing you dey to put your whole life under the control of our merciful God. You trust Am reach to allow Am control everything? Make this act of faith with all the sincerity wey you fit get, and watch as E begin to keep you safe and help you grow well for the way wey only God fit do.
Lord, I give You my life, di things wey dey worry me, di things wey concern me and my future. I trust You for everything. I surrender everything. Help me to trust You more every day and to turn to You as I hand myself over to You completely. Jesus, na You I trust.
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Saint of the Day – Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop
Di main picture for up: Di waka go Emmaus wey Joseph von Führich paint,through Wikimedia Commons
