January 31, 2023
Tuesday for di Fourth Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saint John Bosco, Fada—Memorial
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As Jesus still dey talk, some people from di house of di synagogue leader arrive come talk say, “Your daughter don die; why you still dey disturb di teacher?” Jesus no pay attention to di message wey dem bring. E tell di synagogue leader say, “No fear; just get faith.” Mark 5:35–36
Dis short talk na something wey good make we dey think about well every day. “No fear; just get faith.” Dis talk fit apply to plenty situations wey we dey face throughout our life. Na command of love from our Lord, and na command wey all of us need to hear, especially when hardship come our way.
First, make we remember say dis situation serious well-well, and e no go surprise person if strong feelings and temptation to fear come. Di father for dis story get one young daughter wey dey about to die, and e come beg Jesus make E heal her. Jesus agree. But as dem dey go, Jesus and di father receive di painful news say di daughter don just die. As any parent go understand, to hear dis news go don hard well-well. So, start by trying to understand di sorrow wey dis father dey feel. Try especially to understand im sorrow for dat very moment wey e hear dis terrible news.
As you dey think deeply about im sorrow, try also to think about di heart, thoughts, feelings and words of Jesus. Jesus no fear. E know say everything go end well. But because E really understand dis sorrowful father pain and love am deeply, Jesus turn to am to give am hope. To get hope when person dey pass through something wey hard and painful well-well for life no easy. When sorrow face us, di temptation to give in to despair fit strong well-well. Despair na to lose hope completely. Despair dey keep us away from God and take our faith from us. But we fit always avoid despair if we follow Jesus command of love. “No fear; just get faith.”
Wetin dey tempt you to fear for life? Wetin dey tempt you to lose your hope? Maybe person wey you love don die, and to bear am dey hard you well-well. Maybe na small things dey cause your sorrow, and di sorrow no too much for now. Di truth be say all of us go face small temptations to lose hope every day. And most people go still face very serious temptations at one time or another. Because of all dis, all of us must continue to listen to Jesus words and work to drive away every fear for life, as we invite God to give us di gift of hope wey dey come from faith wey no dey shake for His plan for our life.
Today, think deeply about any struggle wey you get with despair, fear or worry for life. As you dey do so, know say everything dey possible when you turn to God with faith. Faith no mean say di hardships of life must disappear; e dey do something wey even better pass dat. E dey change hardship so dat you fit endure am with grace, joy and hope wey pass human power. When dis happen, God fit use everything for life for our good. All we need to do na to continue to reject fear and “just get faith.”
My Lord wey get compassion, You comfort dis sorrowful father and put di gifts of faith and hope inside im heart. Abeg, speak Your command of love to me too, as You dey call me to trust You no matter wetin I dey struggle with for life. Make I always get faith in You and never fall into despair or fear. Jesus, na You I trust.
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