July 26, 2023
Wenesde for Wiki 16 for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saint Joachim and Saint Anne—Memorial
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For dat day, Jesus comot from di house go sit down near di sea. Plenty people gather round Him sotey He enter one boat sit down, and all di people stand for di shore. He use parables talk to dem for long… Matthew 13:1–3
Why Jesus use parables talk? For today Gospel, Jesus continue to teach di “Parable of di Person Wey Dey Sow Seed” wey people know well. Just after dat parable for today Gospel, di disciples ask Jesus dis question. Dem ask, “Why You dey use parables talk to dem?” Jesus answer dem, “Na because God don give una di knowledge of di mysteries of di Kingdom of Heaven, but E never give dem.” So why e be like dat?
First of all, e easy to listen to story. E dey hold our attention, and e easy to remember. For di “Parable of di Person Wey Dey Sow Seed” wey we hear today, Jesus explain say di seed wey di person sow fall for road, for ground wey get plenty stone, among chuku-chuku, or for good soil. Dis description clear well-well, and e go help people understand wetin go happen straightaway. Everybody know say na good soil be di best place to sow seed. And everybody know say hope no too dey say seed wey dem sow for road, for ground wey get plenty stone, and among chuku-chuku go bear fruit. So, dis parable dey easily draw di person wey dey listen inside di story, make e fit understand some basic lessons.
Even with all dis, dis story go only become parable if di person learn di deeper lesson wey dey inside. E clear say Jesus want make di crowd understand say dem go only understand di mysteries wey He dey teach dem if dem be like di good soil. And He still want make dem understand say plenty of wetin He dey teach dem no dey fall for good soil inside dia hearts.
Dis parable, like all Jesus parables, dey make di person wey dey listen think. To think dey lead to wetin we fit call holy desire to know more. And dis holy desire to know more go begin make di good soil wey dem need form inside dem, so dat di door go open to di deeper mysteries of di Kingdom of Heaven.
How Jesus dey speak to you? You dey fit listen as Jesus dey speak directly to you for prayer, so that E go reveal di deepest mysteries of Heaven to you? When God dey speak to you for prayer and meditation, di seed of Im Word dey put root deep inside your soul? Im Voice wey gentle and quiet, but wey dey change person, dey make you know Who E be and wetin E want for your life? If no be so, then parables na for you. And to know this one na important thing wey you don discover.
Today, think deeply about how God want to talk to you. If e dey hard you to hear di clear and deep Voice of God as e dey sound inside your soul, no fear to spend time with di many parables wey Jesus tell. Try put yourself inside di scene. See yourself as person wey dey take part. For today parable, see your inner self as di farm. Think about di things for your life wey no dey allow your soul be good soil. Allow dis story wey Jesus tell to talk to you. As you dey do so, pay attention to God Voice. Listen well to hear Him, and listen to wetin He dey tell you. And as you dey hear Him, know say di seed wey He scatter don begin reach di good soil of your heart.
My Lord wey dey teach me, You want speak to me and reveal everything wey You be to me. Help me hear Your Voice so that I go know You more. Make my heart truly be good soil wey dem sow di seed of Your Word inside, so that You go fit produce plenty good fruit inside me. Jesus, na You I trust.
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