November 24, 2022
Thursday for week number 34 for Ordinary Time
(For USA, see di reflection for Thanksgiving Day)
Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, Fada, and im Companions dem, Martyrs—Memorial
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“And then dem go see di Son of Man dey come inside cloud with power and great glory. But when these signs begin happen, stand straight and raise una head, because una redemption don near.” Luke 21:27-28
Na only three days remain for this liturgical year. Advent and new liturgical year go start on Sunday! So, as we dey near di end of this liturgical year, we continue to turn our eyes to di last and glorious things wey go happen. Today especially, we dey see how Jesus go come back with glory, “dey come inside cloud with power and great glory.” Di thing wey dey most interesting and helpful for this passage above na di call for us to welcome His glorious return with our head raised, full of hope and confidence.
This na important picture to think deeply about. Try to picture Jesus as E dey come back with all His splendor and glory. Try to picture how E go come in di most magnificent way wey go fill everybody with awe. Di whole sky go change as di angels of Heaven surround our Lord. Jesus go suddenly take over all di powers for this world. Every eye go turn to Christ, and everybody, whether dem want or not, go bow down before di glorious presence of di King of all Kings!
This thing go really happen. Na only time remain. Jesus go truly come back, and everything go become new. Di question na this: You go dey ready? This day go take you by surprise? If e happen today, how you go react? Fear go catch you, and you go suddenly realize say you suppose don repent from some sins? You go immediately begin regret some things as you realize say e don too late to change your life di way our Lord want? Or you go be one of di people wey stand straight with their head raised, as you dey rejoice with joy and confidence because our Lord don come back with glory?
Today, think deeply about how ready you dey for Jesus to come back with glory. God dey call us to dey ready every moment. To dey ready mean say we dey live fully inside His grace and mercy, and we dey live according to His perfect will. If E come back this very moment, how ready you go dey?
Lord, make Your Kingdom come and make dem do Your will. Abeg come, Jesus, and establish Your Kingdom wey full of glory for my life, here and now. And as Your Kingdom dey take root for my life, help me make I ready for when You go return fully with glory for di end of all di ages. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Saint of di Day – Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, Fada, and im Companions dem, Martyrs
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