December 7, 2022
Wednesday for di Second Week of Advent
Readings for Today
Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor—Memorial
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“Make all of una wey dey work hard and carry heavy load come meet Me, and I go give una rest.” Matthew 11:28
Sleep na one of the things for life wey dey sweet person well and dey good for body. This one dey especially true when person fit sleep deep and wake up with fresh strength. When person wey sleep deep wake up, e dey feel fresh and ready for new day. Of course, the opposite na true too. When person find am hard to sleep and no fit rest well, plenty things fit go wrong for im body and mind, especially when lack of good sleep don become normal thing.
Na so e still be for our spiritual life. For many people, “rest for the spirit” na something wey dem no know. Dem fit pray small every week, go Mass, or even spend one holy hour for prayer. But unless each of us enter into prayer wey deep and dey change us from inside, we no go fit experience the rest wey our spirit need deep inside us.
Jesus dey invite us for today Gospel, “Come meet Me…” This invitation na for us to change from inside as we allow Am to free us from the heavy load of our everyday life. Every day, we often face spiritual troubles and challenges, like temptation, confusion, disappointment, anger and other things like these. Many times, every day, the evil one dey attack us with lies; the culture around us wey dey push God comot more and more dey show us hostility; and the many kinds of media wey we dey take in every day dey attack our senses. These things and many others wey we dey face every single day fit wear us down deep inside our spirit. Because of this, we need the fresh spiritual strength wey only our Lord fit give us. We need that spiritual “sleep” wey dey come from deep prayer wey dey renew our strength. And this kind prayer fit happen only if we answer Christ invitation to come meet Am with our whole being, as we surrender all wey we be and everything wey we dey face every single day to Am.
Today, think about whether you dey feel worn out sometimes. Think especially about any tiredness for your mind or your feelings. Many times, this kind tiredness na spiritual matter, and e need spiritual remedy. Seek the remedy wey our Lord dey offer you: accept Im invitation to come meet Am for deep prayer and rest for Im presence. As you do so, e go help lift the heavy load wey you dey struggle to carry.
My Lord wey full of love, I accept Your invitation to come meet You and rest for Your presence wey full of glory. Dear Lord, draw me enter Your heart wey grace and mercy dey overflow from. Draw me come Your presence so that I go fit rest for You and get freedom from di plenty heavy load for life. Jesus, na You I trust.
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