April 26, 2023
Wenesde for di Nomba Tri Wik for Easter
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“Na this be wetin my Papa want: make everybody wey see di Son and believe in am get life wey no go ever end, and I go raise am up on di last day.” John 6:40
You believe in Jesus? Without any doubt, di answer na “Yes.” But to believe in our Lord na something wey suppose dey grow deeper every day. So, if you get faith in Jesus, you fit still admit say your faith never reach as e suppose reach. For this Gospel passage wey continue di “Teaching about di Bread of Life,” Jesus dey call us to do two things. First, we must see Am. Second, we must believe. Make we start with di first one.
When Jesus first talk these words to di crowd, dem see Am as E stand for their front in body. But plenty of dem no see beyond wetin their eye fit see. Dem see His miracles and hear His teaching, but na only small number see di deeper truth say Jesus na di Son of di Papa Wey Dey Forever and di Saviour of di World.
If you go believe in our Lord and everything wey E be, then you must first see Am. One of di best ways to grow this “holy way to see” our Lord na to fix your eye on Am for di Most Holy Eucharist. When you attend Mass or spend time for adoration and look at di Most Holy Eucharist, wetin you dey see? You dey see di Son Wey Dey Forever? You dey see His holy divinity? You dey see your God and di Lord of everything?
As we stand or kneel before our Lord, wey dey present for di Most Holy Eucharist, e easy for something to carry our attention comot. E easy to allow our mind waka go di many other matters for our everyday life, so that we no see di Son of God Wey Dey Forever as E dey present with us.
Today, think deeply about di way you dey look at our Lord. If you want make your faith, your belief, grow deeper, then start with di way you dey see. Start by thinking about how you dey look at Jesus, wey dey present for di Most Holy Eucharist. If you get di blessing to dey with Am today for Holy Mass or for adoration, check di way you dey see Am. Fix your eye on Am. Deliberately make an act of faith in His divine presence. Acknowledge say E be God, and acknowledge His glory, His holiness and His sacred presence. If you fit see beyond wetin your eye dey see and lift di veil wey cover His glory, then this holy gift to see go also lead you to di gift of deep faith.
My Lord wey dey present always, I thank You from di depth of my heart for di way You dey come to me for di Most Holy Eucharist. I thank You for Your divine presence and glory. Help me to see beyond di veil of how bread and wine appear, so that I fit see Your divinity more clearly. As I see Your divine presence, dear Lord, help me to profess my belief in You with stronger certainty and faith. Jesus, na You I trust.
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